That said, diversity is the hallmark of Mediterranean cuisine, with Italian and French cuisine being dramatically different from their North African and Eastern Mediterranean counterparts. Many of the foods are characterized by the use of yogurt, olives, parsley, thyme, dill weed, fava beans, chickpeas, lamb, and goat. This wide swath includes many European, North African and Middle Eastern countries. Mediterranean cuisine, as the name implies, collectively includes the food from all the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. This restaurant opened in January of 2016 and is immensely popular with the many UConn students that frequent the establishment. He moved back to America and opened his first restaurant in Hartford, Connecticut with a couple of his friends from the States. Subsequently, shortly after getting married, Mohamed came to the realization that running a restaurant was the best way to support his new family. Unfortunately, Mohamed had to complete his bachelor’s degree in Egypt due to financial issues. Little did he know at the time this opportunity would convince him to open up his own food-related business in the future. His biggest challenge was paying for school and he had to make ends meet by getting a job at a nearby restaurant.
As he had learned English at school before he came to America, maintaining his grades was relatively easy. A civil engineering major from Egypt, he attended the University of New Haven because it was one of the few schools that offered his major. Mohamed first came to America as a 26 year-old student in March of 1996.
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Customers can enjoy the relaxing atmosphere, free tea, and wi-fi as they dig into their shawarmas. The bulk of his customers are students from the high school and college down the street. Despite this, Mohamed still remembers the names of the majority of his frequent patrons. Plans change at a moment’s notice, and Mohamed handles these disruptions with ease, multi-tasking with consummate finesse. As a restaurant owner, husband, and father, his life is always busy. “All of our ingredients are fresh” he proudly tells me. If you’re lucky, the owner will take your order and make the meal in front of you. To the left of the ordering counter is a beverage fridge that even contains a popular Middle-Eastern drinkable yogurt called Ayran among the classic cokes and ginger ales. Fresh pastries sit in the pastry display on top of the bakery display fridge, which contains a popular brand for Middle-Eastern foods called Mira. You can smell Eastern Mediterranean cuisine and hear the sound of beef, chicken, or lamb sizzling on the flat top grill. Promoting the Be Well program is done through signage, stickers for Good to Go items, and helping staff understand the program so they may assist in answering questions from students.The open kitchen is what you first see when you enter the restaurant. She has worked with Chef Michael to help ensure recipes in the dining halls and Good to Go program are part of the Be Well program. Football coaches regularly refer student athletes to meet with Rachael on a weekly basis to help them achieve their weight goals and improve their performance.Īssisting with the implementation of the Be Well program has been a priority over the last year for Rachael.
She frequently speaks with these teams to help them attain their nutrition goals. The football team, track team, and women’s basketball team highly utilize Rachael’s expertise. She has helped many students over the last four years. Racheal’s Bio: Rachael has been the Dietitian here at UW-Whitewater since Aladdin has come to this campus. Tuesday, November 16: Esker Dining Hall at the Street Foods station Tuesday, November 9: Drumlin Dining Hall at the Mongolian Grill station Monday, November 1 – Friday, November 5: Chili Festįeaturing a Build Your Own Chili Bar in Ike Schaffer Commons during Lunch | 11:00am – 1:00pm Refreshing couscous salad with kale, garbanzo beans, apples, pumpkin seeds, chicken shawarma and hummus vinaigrette.Īvailable in Willie’s, Deloitte Café, Food for Thought, and CA Cafe Tryon Market Monthly Grab and Go Special: Moroccan Couscous H’EAT & Fire Monthly Pizza Special: Cinnamon Sugar Dessert Pizza Willie’s Monthly Drink Special: Pumpkin White Mocha
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