Andre Simon Shortlist Special: Yasmin Khan

<p>In the last of the <a href="http://www.andresimon.co.uk/awards.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andre Simon Shortlist</a> Special series, we meet <a href="http://yasminkhanstories.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a> whose book <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Yasmin-Khan/Ripe-Figs--Recipes-and-Stories-from-the-Eastern-Mediterranean/25164243" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ripe Figs</em></a> transports us across&nbsp;&nbsp;the East Mediterranean, tasting the best food in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus in the company of&nbsp;refugees and activists. As&nbsp;&nbsp;they chop and chat about borders, memory and identity, Yasmin shows us how food can give dignity and humanise people in the harshest of circumstances.</p><br><p>Plus, food assessor, the author <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Yasmin-Khan/Ripe-Figs--Recipes-and-Stories-from-the-Eastern-Mediterranean/25164243" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yemisi Aribisala</a> explains why she chose <em>Ripe Figs </em>to be among the final seven best food books of 2021.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>