When I received my September issue of Westways magazine (from AAA), I did my usual by flipping straight to the food section. This month’s feature was Istanbul Grill, a place I had not heard of. Very soon after reading this piece, I started seeing friends of mine post photos and praises on Facebook, which piqued my […]
affordable deliciousness at The Kebab Shop San Diego
I’m on a Mediterranean kick first with Sababa on Tuesday, and now, The Kebab Shop in San Diego. Years ago, I visited the original location of The Kebab Shop in downtown San Diego (found it on Yelp) and remember absolutely loving it. This time, I went to their latest location in Mission Valley and was […]
Open Sesame remains consistent through the years
It’s been years since my last visit to Open Sesame and when a high-school alumni I had connected with recently at my high school reunion told me he dined there every week, and invited me to join in, I eagerly drove up to Long Beach to join him. When I arrived, a few items were […]
A reunion Middle Eastern style
My friend Nouhad invited the kid and I to lunch in the SoHo area of Hong Kong and since Nouhad is Lebanese Australian, she wanted to take us to this small Lebanese restaurant she liked to go to. My son and I arrived a few minutes early and after we were seated I noticed a […]
Ararat — the only Armenian eatery in OC
You just have to drive to Anaheim to know that a host of Mediterranean restaurants is your’s for the picking ranging from Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian but when it comes to Armenian, I’m a newbie at it. On top of that, there seems to be only one Armenian restaurant in the whole of OC which makes […]
