Jad Youssef
Beirut-born chef and restaurateur, founder of Yalla Yalla in London's Soho and chef patron of the award-winning Lebnani in Reigate, Surrey, and author of the cookbook "Lebnani".
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Oct 2, 2026
Jad YoussefGUEST
I'm Jad Youssef, uh, the founder of Lubnani Restaurant in Reigate, and the author of Lubnani cookbook.
Jad YoussefGUEST
Born in Beirut, uh, during the civil war, and I grew up in Beirut, uh, in Lebanon, uh, with my other five siblings.
Jad YoussefGUEST
I flee Beirut just at the end of the, uh, civil war in the '90s, and I came to UK, uh, where I had a cousin who helped me a lot to, uh, establish myself.
Jad YoussefGUEST
And, uh, yeah, so I worked in, uh, a few Lebanese restaurants in London, in the capital.
Jad YoussefGUEST
Then I opened my first, uh, Lebanese restaurant, Yalla Yalla, in London, in SoHo, which is ... was the first, uh, Lebanese street food.
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