When I first heard about Bustan (“garden” in Aramaic, Arabic, and Hebrew), I thought it was a new addition to Al Bustan, the Lebanese restaurant. No, I was told, it is not; and also, that they use a “tabun” oven (used in Middle Eastern baking).
Having lived in the Middle East, I was intrigued. My mind raced back to the traditional cooking from Biblical times that you would find in the old city of Jerusalem or Palestinian villages or in the villages of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and parts of North Africa.
