About halfway through my ride with Hossam from Spanish Harlem to Midtown, I asked him what inspired him to leave Egypt.
"I hate it," he said.
"What do you hate about it?" I said.
"Why is that important?" he said, "What does that have to do with Taxi Gourmet?" Posts Tagged ‘ egyptian ’
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Emigration, Recession, Couscous
About halfway through my ride with Hossam from Spanish Harlem to Midtown, I asked him what inspired him to leave Egypt.
"I hate it," he said.
"What do you hate about it?" I said.
"Why is that important?" he said, "What does that have to do with Taxi Gourmet?" To Little Egypt with the Hungry Cabbie: Part 2
Not only did Ali El Sayed grow up surrounded by great cooks…the chef from Alexandria is also cognizant of the history, the geography, and the suffering at the root of his dishes. Ali's gift goes beyond understanding the synergies of spices. His food wields ancestral force. 
