Middle Eastern desserts, or desserts hailing from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), are some of the most intricate looking and impressive treats out there. It's difficult to characterize them ...

At Knafeh New York, you'll find only the eponymous dessert on the menu. It'll be served by men in white dancing to thumping music inside a tricked-out shipping container. Yes, there's a lot to process ...

If you've been anywhere near social media, you'll have seen countless reels of people cracking open blocks of glossy chocolate splattered in edible paint and filled with an unusual, gooey, green ...

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Knafeh is a warm, salty-sweet dessert usually made from melted cheese and pastry dough, with a sugary syrup poured over the top and a sprinkle of chopped pistachios. It is a cultural touchstone for ...

More than the taste of knafeh, Maya Fezzani remembers the movement of her grandmother’s hands making the traditional Middle Eastern dessert. Growing up in Lebanon and Syria, she’d watch her ...

A shipping container turned mobile bakery is hitting the road, bringing the much-loved Middle Eastern dessert knafeh to the masses. Ameer El-issa, Joey El-issa and Mouna Emsis have created the ...

It’s a Friday the 13th that Shahira Marei won’t forget anytime soon. The Egyptian American businesswoman behind the Dirty Cookie had recently clinched a vendor deal to supply her celebrated shot-glass ...

Strong coffee and warm sand both possess the power to coax Angelenos from their comfy beds. Now these two forces are working together at Korner K’nafeh, a Middle Eastern dessert pop-up in Northridge ...