Sheihk el mahshi is an alluring dish of fried aubergines stuffed with an aromatic filling of beef mince and pine nuts, then baked in a rich tomato sauce.
PARIS: Chef Alan Geaam has two flags sewn onto the collar of his white coat: The Lebanese representing his country of origin, where his love of cooking began and the French, symbolizing the fact that Paris has been his adopted home for the past two decades, the city where his dreams came true. Geaam is a native of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, where he grew up