Lebanese cooking is a celebration of contrast: bright herbs and warm spices, crisp salads and slow-simmered stews, tangy sauces and deeply savory meats. These Lebanese recipes — drawn from home ...

HOPE MILLS — If Sal Abulebdeh has it his way, the name Shish House would be as recognizable around the country as Taco Bell or Olive Garden. But before he takes on the world, Abulebdeh is taking on ...

Mike Sobh smiled as he took sizzling-hot chicken off the kitchen grill, sliced it and rolled it up with grilled veggies, rice and spices into a large sandwich wrap. Next, he turned his attention to a ...

Al-Ameer is certainly not the new kid on the block, but it got a shot of fame recently when the James Beard Foundation recognized it as one of America’s classics. It’s been around since 1984, when ...

I suppose you could say I have lamb in my bones. I grew up in a Middle Eastern home, and the meat was at least as common as beef or chicken. At Thanksgiving, we would include a rice dressing called ...

Mashawi in Phoenix serves Lebanese-style Mediterranean food, including seasoned grilled meats and vegetables alongside pita and yellow long grain rice. You’ll find many similarities to the Greek and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the longest time, fine dining has had a limited definition in America: steaks, chops, seafood. Ethnic food almost never made the cut, except for French, and perhaps some Italian ...

“Fattoush Restaurant will be closed Thursday, June 17, due to my daughter’s graduation ceremony,” read a note on the window the first time I visited the Lincoln Park Lebanese storefront. Whatever, I ...

Hamtramck has no shortage of ethnic cuisine, satisfying just about every taste imaginable. Want the starchy, pickled, gut-busting Polish food that entices the suburban set? It’s there. How about a New ...

Drawn to Florida for its subtropical climate and beach lifestyle, Hassane “Sam” Charaf and his family feel at home on the southern Gulf Coast. The palm trees, water and high-end tourism trappings in ...

Leila 1245 Griswold Street; leiladetroit.com Open 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, and 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday. Credit: Tom Perkins After your visit the Leila ...