Sara-Joe Geara, on her way to the finals of Top Chef MENA. (Credit: Person photographed)
"I want to win for Lebanon. Making it this far is already a personal victory. I took up the challenge, and I didn't know I'd get this far." Just days before the final of the famous television gastronomic competition, Lebanese chef Sara-Joe Geara continues to cook, improvise, adapt, and invent. This has been going on for weeks, and she's learning, musing, and getting a little exhausted, too. Geara has victory at her determined fingertips. Very quickly, the 30-something managed to attract the jury's attention, composed of Lebanese chef Maroun Shedid, Saudi chef Mona Mosly, and Bobby Chinn, the New Zealand chef, TV host, restaurateur, and cookbook author, charming them enough to make it to the finals.Nicknamed "Gangster" for her strategic mindset, described as "out of the box" for her boldness,...
"I want to win for Lebanon. Making it this far is already a personal victory. I took up the challenge, and I didn't know I'd get this far." Just days before the final of the famous television gastronomic competition, Lebanese chef Sara-Joe Geara continues to cook, improvise, adapt, and invent. This has been going on for weeks, and she's learning, musing, and getting a little...
