Traditional Hummus

Many years ago, I dined at a hummus-only restaurant in New York City (the name escapes me) and was completely taken with their heavy-handed application of plush tahini, as well as big, swirling, golden glugs of olive oil on top—not within the recipe itself. However good that summer evening of feasting on hummus was (and it was very—earlier that night I locked eyes with Daniel Craig (James Bond) on the sidewalk, which really added to the event), the pinnacle of my many hummus experiences was