Sea of Sweets is written by a small team that tastes, sources, and ships the desserts we cover. Below is our lead writer's profile, credentials, and the ground she covers.
Leila Haddad
Middle Eastern Sweets and Confectionery Writer
Leila Haddad is a Middle Eastern sweets and confectionery writer covering baklava, artisan chocolates, loukoum, fruit confections, dessert gifting, and celebration traditions.
Her work explores how ingredients such as pistachios, walnuts, honey, rose, citrus, chocolate, and delicate pastry layers come together to create distinctive flavours and textures. She writes practical guides for customers choosing dessert assortments, wedding sweets, holiday gifts, corporate boxes, and treats for family gatherings, and explains storage, serving, pairing, presentation, and shipping considerations along the way.
Leila Haddad is a disclosed editorial pen name used by the Sea of Sweets content team.