Nesrin had been pounding garlic all morning, but the pestle’s blunt thwack grew louder when she started talking about Syria. From 2010 to 2014, she marched in the revolution there.

When Mohamad Orfali, the head chef and co-owner of Orfali Bros. Bistro in Dubai, received an email in January 2022 from the World’s 50 Best Restaurants group, he thought it was junk mail. He had ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In Hendersonville, two restaurants serve a taste of home, but their flavors are a world apart. Both have received national attention for their work, appearing on ...

Chefs cooking the cuisine of Syria, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and more will take home 100% of the proceeds in this series of ...

The series, part of the Tables Across Borders program, will kick off Feb. 17, at Amilinda, 315 E. Wisconsin Ave., featuring a night of Syrian cuisine presented by chef Tahani Ghaziyah.

When war broke out in Syria in 2011, Abdulkareem Mahmoud had to leave his life and his family restaurant behind.He'd grown up in the industry, starting at age 8 when he began helping his father in ...

The origin story of this glorious creation tells the origin story of the restaurant. In 2013, the siblings Mazen and Rosette Khoury moved, with their brother and their mother, from Syria to Brooklyn.

Crispy Syrian Rice, a popular dish at Leen’s, is also on the SAJ menu. Hokkaido Scallops Crudo. I’ve had it three times at Leen’s and I would still order this.

From Southern staples to Syrian cuisine, Hendersonville restaurants serve a taste of ‘home’ by: Peyton Kennedy. Posted: Apr 8, 2025 / 10:38 AM CDT. Updated: Apr 8, 2025 / 11:01 AM CDT.