FOLLOW THE Spice trail
‘Hiking around Jezzine, an impressive waterfall cuts through the centre of the town, spilling down into the lush valley below. I walk through thick pine forests and across meadows strewn with purple irises, pink orchids, red poppies and white geraniums. The sweet scent of wild herbs wafts up through the verdant grass...’
It’s a far cry from the images of Lebanon we see on the news, and from the way food writer and chef John Gregory-Smith writes about the country, you can tell it’s well on its way to capturing his heart. But it’s not just the mountains that inspired the food and travel writer to pen his fifth book, (Kyle Books, £25). Back in the city
