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A Cross-Cultural Embrace at Afghan Kitchen

  • Writer: Addison Austin-Lou
    Addison Austin-Lou
  • Apr 23
  • 1 min read

SLUG Magazine, Issue 410, February 2023


"It takes immense courage to uproot one’s life and start over on unfamiliar soil. It takes even more courage to enter the restaurant industry in a country whose mainstream culture isn’t familiar with, or is even fearful of, your heritage and cuisine. Wali Arshad Salem and Naeem Amel persevered through culture shock and a hostile political climate when opening Afghan Kitchen in 2015."



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