Sameh Wadi’s Wheat Berries With Carrots, Harissa Yogurt and Dates

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The Arab-American chef Sameh Wadi built this very modern dish from some very traditional components of Middle Eastern cooking: yogurt, harissa, carrots and whole grains of wheat It works equally well as a centerpiece for a vegetarian meal, or alongside a lamb tagine or stew such as Lamb Shanks with Pomegranate and Saffron To produce the grain called freekeh, wheat berries are harvested green.

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The story of how Palestinian-American chef and restaurateur Sameh Wadi ended up in Minneapolis is standard fare in the chronicles of American immigration — a cousin went first, and so his family followed. Wadi, 31, was born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugees, and after living briefly in Jordan and then Canada, he arrived in the Twin Cities at the age of 13 and hasn't left.

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When Sameh Wadi told his father he wanted to go to culinary school, his response wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement. "It was a shock. He had no idea. I mean, no idea," he said. "My father said.

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From Chef Sameh Wadi of Saffron. Ingredients: 3 lbs beef brisket, trimmed of all fat and cut into 1 inch chunks 4 tbsp Spice Trail's Tagine Spice 1⁄8 c vegetable oil plus 3 tbsp 4 garlic cloves, sliced thin 2 large onions, chopped 8 carrots, peeled and sliced 2 large tomatoes, chopped 4 c butternut squash, peeled and cut into large chunks

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Cooking was such a large part of Sameh Wadi's upbringing it's somewhat shocking that the young and budding cook never considered it a career path until much later in life.

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Step 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Season lamb shanks with salt. Step 2. In a large ovenproof pot with a lid, heat a thin film of oil. Working in batches to avoid crowding, and adjusting the heat to prevent scorching, brown the lamb shanks thoroughly over medium-high heat, about 3 minutes per side.

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by Joy Summers @JoyEstelle May 16, 2017, 2:26pm CDT. Sameh Wadi is in the kitchen at Seven. Downtown Minneapolis' multi-level clubby eatery Seven Sushi Steak Ultralounge and Skybar is heading into a new food-focused era with a proper steakhouse menu, courtesy of chef Sameh Wadi, the former owner of Saffron in the kitchen.

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October 30, 2013 Karmah Elmusa, IMEU. The story of how Palestinian-American chef and restaurateur Sameh Wadi ended up in Minneapolis is standard fare in the chronicles of American immigration — a cousin went first, and so his family followed. Wadi, 31, was born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugees, and after living briefly in Jordan and then.

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Our best Middle Eastern chef is turning his eyes on Seven. by Stephanie March. May 15, 2017. Expand. Photo by Derrick Koch. When Sameh Wadi decided last December to close his upscale restaurant, Saffron, it was the end of an era. After 10 years it was still the Twin Cities standard bearer for creative Middle Eastern food.

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There's a real deal seafood boil happening right now on St. Paul's bustling retail and reataurant stretch of Grand Avenue. At 11 a.m. Grand Catch opened at 1672 Grand Avenue with a menu filled with fresh seafood. The restautant is a collaboration between Sameh and Saed Wadi who created the globe-trotting sensations Saffron, World Street Kitchen and Milkjam Creamery and Thien Ly of Brooklyn.

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Saed arrived in 1991, Rami in 1994 and finally young Sameh in 1997. His father moved back to be with their mother for a time, before they both finally reunited with their children. It wasn't until 1998 that the entire family lived together in one place, when they all occupied the same apartment building.

Sameh Wadi’s Wheat Berries With Carrots, Harissa Yogurt and Dates

4pm - 10pm Mon - Fri. 12pm - 10pm Sat - Sun. Find Us 2743 Lyndale Avenue South. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Call Us (612) 424-4668. GLOBAL. BUT ALSO LOCAL. Meet Milkjam's sister restaurant, World Street Kitchen. WSK is the year-round neighborhood restaurant built from the popularity of their WSK food truck.