Alan Geaam, forerunner of Michelin-starred Lebanese cuisine

What was it about your childhood and career that inspired your love of cooking? My cooking is the meeting of France and Lebanon. First and foremost, to say thank you to my mother, who gave me the desire to be a chef. And also to tell my story. I grew up in northern Lebanon in the middle of the civil war. During my childhood, I was always next to a bowl in which my mother was cooking. I remember the smell of spices, the way she cooked with a lot of love and emotion… My mother was much loved by people. She always invited everyone to come and eat at our table. When I was a kid, I used to sa...