CONTRAPTIONS THAT DO IT ALL AND WHERE TO FIND THEM WHEN YOU JOIN US TOMORROW AT 10 AM THACI. IT
LOOKS AMAZING OVER HERE SMELLS
AMAZING AS WELL. WE’LL GET READY
TO EXPERIENCE SOME EXOTIC DISHES
AND DESSERTS. WHAT STARTED AS A
FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS DECADES
AGO HAS GROWN INTO A SPOT THAT
IS ROLLING OUT SALAD SANDWICHES
, SPECIALTY CAKES AND MORE IN
ANN ARBOR. WE WANT TO WELCOME
TAMARA. AL QATIF. AL KHATIB.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM EXOTIC
BAKERIES TO THE SHOW, AND THIS
IS EXOTIC AND DELICIOUS AND
LOOKS SO FLAVORFUL. THANK YOU.
WELCOME SO YOU DESCRIBE YOUR
MENU AS HAVING A MIX OF SYRIAN
AND FRENCH STYLE ITEMS. WHAT DO
YOU MEAN BY THAT? AND WHAT’S THE
INSPIRATION BEHIND YOUR FLAVORS
? YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, WE SERVE A
LOT OF REGIONAL FAVORITES. WE
TRY TO GIVE YOU WHAT WE MAKE AT
HOME. SO THIS IS MORE HOME
COOKING? UM NOT NECESSARILY THE
THINGS THAT YOU WOULD FIND IN
MOST MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANTS
. OKAY MY MOM STUDIED IN FRANCE
. SO WE DO OFFER A VARIETY OF
FRENCH PASTRIES AS WELL AS
SYRIAN DESERTS AS WELL. GET TO
THE SWEETS. LET’S GET RIGHT TO
THIS. TO TELL US ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT DESSERTS. SO LET’S
START WITH THE CAKES. SO THIS IS
A TRADITIONAL FRENCH CAKE. IT’S
CALLED FRUIT. SHANTI HAS A LIGHT
FRUIT MIX AND INSIDE AS WELL AS,
UM FRESH CREAM. I DON’T USE ANY
PRESERVATIVES OR ARTIFICIAL
FLAVORS, SO IT IS FULL AND
FRESH, AND IT DOESN’T KEEP YOU
HEAVY. THIS IS A CHOCOLATE CAKE
, SO IT’S FILLED WITH FRESH
STRAWBERRIES, CHOCOLATE GANACHE
AND A CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM. IT
SEEMS REALLY, REALLY RICH, BUT
IT’S ACTUALLY NOT TOO HEAVY.
VERY NICE, AND THEN WE HAVE A
VARIETY OF FRENCH TARTS. THIS IS
THESE ARE MORE TRADITIONAL TARTS
IN FRANCE, AS WELL AS A
BLACKBERRY MANGO MOUSSE BAR,
WHICH THIS ONE IS VEGAN, BY THE
WAY, AS WELL AS MY AMARETTO
MOUSSE BAR, WHICH IS VEGAN AS
WELL. UM AND THEN WE TRY TO
THROW IN SOME FUN STUFF FOR THE
KIDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEANUT
BUTTER BROWNIE HERE AND THERE.
SURE SURE TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE
FUN. SO YOU’RE NOT JUST ALL
ABOUT SWEETS. YOU’VE GOT OTHER
DISHES AS WELL. SOME OF THAT ARE
ADMIRING BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GOT
ON AIR. SO LET’S LET’S GO
THROUGH THESE. THESE LOOK
AMAZING. YES SO THESE ARE AGAIN
. LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE ALL
RECIPES FROM OUR FAMILY. THEY’VE
BEEN USED FOR GENERATIONS. THIS
IS TOMATO. BAROLO IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO TRY TO TILT IT JUST SO
WE CAN GET A SHOT OF THIS AND
NOT DRUCKER WEEK COOKED IN
TOMATOES, ONIONS, GARLIC AND RED
PEPPER. THIS IS MARK MORE
MCMORRIS MADE WITH FRIED
EGGPLANT, TOMATOES, ONIONS,
GARLIC, MINT AND SAUL STEWED FOR
HOURS. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS
ACTUALLY VERY, VERY REGIONAL.
IT’S CALLED HERA SPA. WE CALL IT
DAMASCUS LENTIL HERE. IT’S A
VARIETY OF LENTILS WITH
CARAMELIZED ONIONS, GARLIC,
LEMON POMEGRANATE MOLASSES, PITA
CHIPS AND A LITTLE BIT OF FRIED
ONION AND OUR BABY OKRA, WHICH I
ACTUALLY GET IMPORTED BECAUSE IT
DOESN’T GROW HERE. WOW UM, IT
HAS CILANTRO AS WELL AS THE
POMEGRANATE MOLASSES IN THERE,
SO WE KNOW EVERYTHING IS SUPER
WELL, SEASONED AND FLAVORFUL CAN
SMELL IT AND YOU CAN SEE IT. SO
YOU ALSO HAVE SANDWICHES? I DO
SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF
SANDWICHES. THIS IS MY SYRIAN
BURRITO. THIS GUY IS VERY
POPULAR RIGHT HERE AS WELL AS
VEGETARIAN FAVORITES. THE DETOX
. IT HAS SPINACH DIVINE BEAT
BABA GHANOUSH IN A VARIETY OF
VEGGIES. UM AS WELL AS OUR BEEF
KEPT A SANDWICH, WHICH IS THE
FRANK TO MELODY, GARLIC SAUCE
AND PICKLES. NOW, WHAT IS THIS
UP HERE? THAT IS READY. NOMINAL
WE ACTUALLY MAKE IT IN OUR CITY
LIKE THAT. IT HASN’T CAMERA ON
TOP. SO BACK HOME. WE ACTUALLY
CALLED TOMB. WHICH TRANSLATES TO
GARLIC WITH KIBBE. OKAY ACTUALLY
TALKED WITH CAMERA, WHICH IS A
BASE OF WALNUTS, FRESH RED
PEPPERS, DRIED RED PEPPERS,
LEMON POMEGRANATE MOLASSES. IT’S
REALLY TART, BUT IT ALSO HAS A
SWEETNESS. WE’RE JUST ABOUT OUT
OF TIME. SO LET EVERYONE KNOW
WHERE YOU’RE LOCATED AND HOW
THEY CAN FIND YOU ONLINE ON
PLYMOUTH ROAD IN ANN ARBOR RIGHT
OFF OF NORTH CAMPUS FOR YOU OF
THEM. I AM RUNNING THE BUSINESS
ALL ON MY OWN. SO IT’S A ONE
WOMAN SHOW. UM, SO I APPRECIATE
PATIENTS FROM EVERYBODY. BUT
YEAH, AND YOU GUYS CAN CHECK US
OUT ON FACEBOOK. EVERY WEEK. I
ROTATE MY MENU AS WELL AS
INSTAGRAM AND OUR WEBSITE.
EXOTIC BAKERIES DOT COM VERY
EXCITING, AND THEN YOU WANT IT.
YOU’LL GET SOME DELICIOUS AND
BEAUTIFUL DISHES JUST LIKE THIS.
TAMARA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US. EVERYTHING IS SO
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COOL
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