This book owes so much to so many people: to the backers who supported the initial Kickstarter campaign that funded our fieldwork; to Laila’s parents, Moussa and Maii, for covering child care and more while we raced all over Gaza, as well as for many later consultations and fact-checking errands; to all the many NGO workers, farmers, and professionals in Gaza who facilitated contacts and interviews; to the friends who helped with the transcription and translation of hundreds of hours of interviews. We also thank our publisher, Helena Cobban, for taking a chance on us, the reviewers who took the time to look into this obscure little publication, and the notable figures in the food world—Anthony Bourdain, Claudia Roden, Yotam Ottolenghi, Èdouard Cointreau, and others—who very graciously have promoted this book and helped it along, most especially Nancy Harmon Jenkins for her wonderful foreword to the first editions of the book. Enormous gratitude to Juan and Diana for the thoughtful, careful, and endlessly patient work doing the layout of this complicated book in its various editions. Many thanks also to Yassine and Juan for their continual enthusiasm and support for this project at every step of the way.
