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What if it were a mjaddara martini? You wouldn&#8217;t be any less disappointed, but at least you&#8217;d be intrigued. <\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videographer and photographer Ralph Bassim is dipping his toes into mixology, and somehow, he landed on turning Lebanese staples into cocktails. In a lighthearted series with <strong>Studio Tuut<\/strong>, Ralph proves that while not every experiment needs to be taken seriously, you can still somehow celebrate Lebanese culinary traditions.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h3 id=\"h-about-the-series\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the series<\/h3>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The series kicked off with Ralph distilling tabbouleh into a cocktail, setting the tone for the delightfully unconventional project.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DYKjmn8snJI\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-part-two-shifts-gears-to-meghle-a-beloved-dessert-often-served-to-celebrate-the-birth-of-child-but-since-no-one-s-giving-birth-at-least-not-in-this-economy-ralph-didn-t-want-to-deny-us-the-pleasure-of-delicious-meghle-so-he-turned-it-into-a-drink\">Part two shifts gears to meghle, a beloved dessert often served to celebrate the birth of child. But since no one&#8217;s giving birth (at least not in this economy), Ralph didn&#8217;t want to deny us the pleasure of delicious meghle, so he turned it into a drink. <\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DYvBLFfsbo1\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An abomination? Perhaps. <\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crazy impressive? Absolutely.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up next was a Mjaddara Martini, requested by one of his followers&#8230;and somehow, Ralph made it work. It might sound bizarre, but listening to him put it together made it sound pretty good. <\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZTIdtEMGLL\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally, the Wara2 3enab Shot became the most recent installment in the series. At this point, we&#8217;re not even sure how he&#8217;s coming up with these recipes. Though this one may not have been as successful, we&#8217;re absolutely loving this series.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaJTx0dsvuN\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h3 id=\"h-requests-from-the-team\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requests from the team<\/h3>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ralph, if you&#8217;re reading this: we&#8217;ve seen the comments asking for a bemye cocktail. Do not\u2014we repeat, do NOT\u2014make it happen. Some lines simply shouldn&#8217;t be crossed. We will, however, request a Knefeh Cocktail or a Shanklish Shot. Or something else that sounds catchy.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To stay updated on this series, make sure to follow Ralph Bassim on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ralphbassim\/?g=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>! 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