Karima Hazim is the co-founder of Sunday Kitchen, Sydney's beloved Lebanese cooking school, which she runs with her mother. Together they turned a love of family food and storytelling into a sell-out weekly institution and a cookbook.  

In this episode of The Edit, Karima joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock for a tour of her century-old home in Drummoyne, full of framed photos of Beirut and Tripoli, a big Tasmanian oak dining table and a kitchen bench that is never, ever bare. She talks about growing up Lebanese in Sydney, the fashion degree that shaped the way she tells stories, and why having her daughter Layla was the moment that led her back to her mother's kitchen. 

Plus, Karima shares her philosophy on produce as decor, why she hates kitchens with hidden appliances and the secrets behind cooking a great Lebanese spread.  

This episode covers: 

• Growing up Lebanese in Sydney 
• Lebanese hospitality 
• A tour of her century-old home in Drummoyne
• Cookbooks as storybooks 
• A fashion and design degree and the storytelling skills it transferred 
• How becoming a mum to Layla led her back to her mother's kitchen 
• The founding of Sunday Kitchen, how it grew, and what makes it different from a regular cooking class 
• Her cookbook Sofra: Lebanese Recipes to Share 
• Lebanese food tips and why you should find your local Middle Eastern grocer 
• Inherited butcher and baker loyalties  
• Weekly go-to recipes: lemon and garlic chicken tray bake, and a fattoush salad prepped fresh every weekend 
• Design crimes, kitchen edition: hidden utensils and bare benches 
• The mystery drawer: a special item brought back from Lebanon 
• What makes a home beautiful 

Photo Credits: @sundaykitchenau 

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Credits:

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Karima Hazim 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. 

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