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Image: Upward. Last Updated: July 2025 Overview: Chef Michael Rafidi first branched out from the legendary Albi with the café Yellow. La’ Shukran pushes in a new direction. Like Yellow’s mix of Levantine flavors with French pastries, the menu here is an intentional mixing of sources and traditions. The cooking is more playful than the […]
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Image: Falafel Pita Last Updated: May 2025 Overview: Yellow started as a side-kick to its fine-dining elder sibling Albi. For breakfast they offer French style pastries with Levantine flavors, which results in wonderful things like a croissant with Za’atar or a honey almond date bun. At lunch things move to the flavor-bombs we have come […]
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Last Updated: January 2023 Overview: For 60 plus years this spot has been serving locals and dignitaries alike with the food that “Mama” Ayesha Abraham brought with her from Jerusalem in the mid-20th century. Mama Ayesha’s name is now carried forward by another generation of her family. The menu is divided into four sections. Starters […]
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