JADE GEORGE writer and publisher

Best in Beirut, p132

Despite the challenges that living in the Lebanese capital can present, “so many of us Beirutis couldn’t imagine living anywhere else”, says Jade George. “It’s a city of raw energy, where old-fashioned hospitality is deeply ingrained.” George is the co-founder and editorial director of The Carton, a journal covering Middle Eastern food culture, with a shop that sells local specialties, including arak, and a new guesthouse.