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<\/p>\nDubai Chocolate might have been ruling all patisseries (and all sweet-toothed folk) for a while now, but it’s time for the crown to pass to something else. And Lebanese-Australian pastry chef Phillip Khoury thinks the same. See, he’s just given the world his newest invention, a love letter to Lebanon: Beirut Chocolate!<\/p>\n
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Khoury expressed his affection for Lebanon through the art of chocolate. An acclaimed pastry chef, he masterfully infused the flavors of his homeland into his version of the now-famous \u2018Dubai Chocolate\u2019. The result is more than just a sweet treat\u2014it\u2019s a flavorful homage to Lebanese heritage, crafted with precision and heart.<\/p>\n
For Khoury, chocolate became the language of love. Instead of flowers or poems, he chose ganache and flavor layers to convey his deep connection to Lebanon. Every element is intentional, every layer tells a story\u2014a unique and heartfelt tribute through dessert.<\/p>\n
His Lebanese version of \u2018Dubai Chocolate\u2019 stands as both a culinary triumph and a symbol of personal affection. Each bite is a reminder of home. And as Khoury continues to make waves in the pastry world, it\u2019s clear that his most powerful ingredient is emotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dubai Chocolate might have been ruling all patisseries (and all sweet-toothed folk) for a while now, but it’s time for the crown to pass to something else. And Lebanese-Australian pastry chef Phillip Khoury thinks the same. See, he’s just given the world his newest invention, a love letter to Lebanon: Beirut Chocolate! \u2018Dubai Chocolate\u2019 … ","protected":false},"author":4459,"featured_media":2492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[178,1213],"tags":[31,578,30],"class_list":["post-2489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category--en","tag-beirut","tag-chocolate","tag-lebanon"],"acf":{"featured_image":{"ID":2492,"id":2492,"title":"Beirut Chocolate","filename":"Beirut-Chocolate.png","filesize":1051243,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/beirut\/en\/%d8%b7%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%85-en\/beirut-got-a-sweet-love-letter\/attachment\/beirut-chocolate-2\/","alt":"","author":"4364","description":"","caption":"","name":"beirut-chocolate-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2489,"date":"2025-05-19 11:18:36","modified":"2025-05-19 11:18:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/beirut\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":630,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate-250x131.png","medium-width":250,"medium-height":131,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate-768x403.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":403,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate-700x368.png","large-width":700,"large-height":368,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate.png","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":630,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate.png","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":630,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate-120x63.png","small-width":120,"small-height":63,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/05\/19141837\/Beirut-Chocolate-700x200.png","custom-size-width":700,"custom-size-height":200}},"shorten_deep_link":"https:\/\/lovin.go.link\/1fQnE","hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image_caption":"","ad_square_right":"","summary":"","flexible_content":false,"legacy_image":"","legacy_full_image":"","type_of_video":"Self Hosted","lovin_video_link":false,"lovin_video_link_webm":false,"video_thumbnail":false,"disable_ads":false,"slots_script_override":"","ad_horizontal_top_desktop":"","ad_vertical_left_desktop":"","ad_vertical_right_desktop":"","ad_horizontal_top_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_bottom_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_1":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_2":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_3":"","article_ad_infeed_slot":"","ad_square_podcast":"","disable_lovin_hearts":false,"lovin_heart_title":"","show_sponsor":false,"sponsor_image":false,"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_content":"","sponsor_website":"","sponsor_facebook":"","sponsor_twitter":"","sponsor_instagram":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"reveal_image":false,"legacy_sponsor_name":"","legacy_sponsor_website":"","legacy_sponsor_content":"","legacy_sponsor_image":"","featured_for_app":false,"legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":false,"episode_number":"","embed_code":"","episode_introduction":""},"yoast_head":"\n