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. >> HI
. >> HI THERE, A NEURON ON
CAPITOL HILL IN SEATTLE IS -- A
NEW RESTAURANT ON CAPITOL HILL
IS OFFERING LATE NIGHT MIDDLE
EASTERN CUISINE.
EASTERN CUISINE. CUSTOMERS ARE THRILLED.
YALA WHICH MEANS LET'S GO IN
ARABIC.
ARABIC.
ARABIC. MAKES WRAPS THAT FANS ARE ARE
GRABBING AND GOING.
CHEF AND OWNER TAYLOR CHENEY IS
HERE TO SHOW US HOW IT'S
MAKING.
MAKING.
MAKING. >> YOU'RE PAYING HOMAGE TO
MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD.
>> HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU
WANTED TO DO.
>> I'VE BEEN A CHEF FOR ALL MY
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. I
LIFE. I STARTED DOING POP UPS.
I DID THEM FOR MANY YEARS.
I MOVED TO THE MIDDLE EAST.
AND I'VE JUST DREAMED OF
OPENING A SMALL PLACE LIKE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> AND YOU'RE KNOWN ESPECIALLY
FOR YOUR BREAD AND YOUR WRAPS.
PEOPLE LOVE THAT.
AND YOU HAVE SOMEBODY SPECIAL
WHO HELPS YOU WITH THAT.
>> YES, SHE'S A WOMAN THAT I
MET YEARS AGO.
LIKE FIVE YEARS AGO.
SHE'S FROM GAZA.
AND SHE ACTUALLY -- SHE HAD
COME HERE AND THEN SHE HAD TO
GO BACK.
GO BACK.
GO BACK. THERE SHE IS.
SO CUTE.
SO CUTE.
SO CUTE. AND SHE HAD TO COME BACK.
SHE CAME BACK WITHOUT HER
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER. THAT'S HER CAUGHT NERF THAT
PICTURE.
PICTURE.
PICTURE. AND SHE -- DAUGHTER IN THAT
PICTURE.
PICTURE.
PICTURE. SHE MOVED HERE AND GOT THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO GET A JOB.
AND SHE'S LIKE DO YOU KNOW
ANYONE HIRING?
ANYONE HIRING? I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
I DIDN'T ANNOUNCE I WAS OPENING
YET.
YET.
YET. I
YET. I WAS LIKE YOU, YOU ARE COMING
TO WORK HERE.
>> SHE MAKES THE BREAD AND HER
DAUGHTER IS HERE NOW.
>> HER DAUGHTER GOT HERE A FEW
WEEKS AGO.
WEEKS AGO. >> ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
>> THIS IS BASICALLY MIMICKING
-- IT'S USUALLY LIKE A DOME
SHAPE.
SHAPE.
SHAPE. BUT IT'S HARD TO FIND HERE WITH
THE KIND OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
THAT WE HAVE HERE.
SO WHAT NADIA CAME UP WITH WAS
A MACHINE THAT MIMICS THAT.
I HAVE THE DOUGH HERE.
>> SOME BEAUTIFUL SHAPES.
>> WE HAVE EVERYTHING HERE.
>> OH YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOT THAT BABY IN PLACE.
AND THEN THIS IS SORT OF THE
MYSTERY OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
IS REALLY INTERESTING.
>> YEAH, SO USUALLY YOU PAT IT
DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
ALL
ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> HOOK HOW STRETCHY IT IS.
IT'S SUPER SOFT.
>> IT'S REALLY SOFT AND IT HAS
NO YEAST IN IT.
PEOPLE THINK IT HAS YEAST, IT
DOESN'T ACTUALLY.
ALL
ALL RIGHT. SO WE GIVE IT A LITTLE ROLL.
AND THEN USUALLY IT'S KIND OF
JUST STRETCHED A LITTLE BIT.
I BROUGHT TWO PILLOWS WITH ME.
THIS ONE IS FROM JORDAN.
FROM MY FRIEND, NADIA.
THIS IS FROM MY FRIEND ALI.
I GOT IT BACK A MONTH AGO.
>> SO YOU GET THE SHAPE.
>> WE STRETCH IT LIKE THIS.
I'M MAKING YOU DO THE NEXT ONE
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. SO USUALLY I GO LIKE THIS.
>> WHAT DOES THE PILLOW DO.
DOES IT MAKE THE EDGES PERFECT.
>> IT HELPS STRETCH THE DOUGH
OUT A LITTLE BIT.
>> SO IT'S A LITTLE THINNER IN
THE MIDDLE.
THE MIDDLE. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> THOSE BUBBLES LOOK GOOD.
THOSE WILL BE NICE AND CRISPY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND AIR FILLED.
>> AND THAT'S ALL IT IS.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THERE'S ANOTHER WORD FOR THIS
BREAD TOO CALLED SAJ.
THAT'S THE MOST COMMON.
MARKUK BREAD SOOT KUK BREAD IS
ANOTHER THING THEY SAY.
>> I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE ASK
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. THIS ISN'T YOUR TYPICAL FOOD.
IT'S NOT AS WIDELY KNOWN AS
LIKE LET'S SAY LIKE MEXICAN
FOOD OR INDIAN FOOD OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S A REALLY HEALTHFUL WAY
TOILET.
TOILET.
TOILET. >> YOU MAKE WRAPS WITH THESE.
>> THAT'S WHAT THE BREAD LOOKS
LIKE.
LIKE.
LIKE. I'M
LIKE. I'M GOING TO GRAB ONE FOR YOU.
>> YOU CAN DO THIS.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
>> OH BOY.
YOU WANT TO FILL ONE WHILE I'M
DOING THIS.
DOING THIS. AND WE CAN SEE HOW IT WORKS.
I SEE THE OLIVES OVER THERE.
YOU HAVE SOME PICKLED ITEMS.
THESE ARE PICKLED TURNIPS.
AND THEY ARE TURNIPS.
>> I GOT IT.
I CAN DO IT.
>> SO THESE ARE PICKLED TURNIPS
THEY FERMENT WITH BEET JUICE.
THIS IS LIKE A STRAINED YOGURT.
.
. >>
. >> CAN
. >> CAN I HAVE A LITTLE PILLOW
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. >>
BACK. >> I WONDER IF I CAN MAKE THIS
WORK ON THE BIG PILLOW.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A SAJ BIG
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. THE ONES THEY MAKE ON THE BIG
PILL LOW ARE LIKE A HUGE SAJ
THEY'RE MEANT MORE FOR THAT.
>> I'LL STRETCH A LITTLE BIT.
AND SEE IF THIS WILL WORK.
I'M TRYING FOR A JOB.
THIS IS FOOD I REALLY LIKE.
>> YOU'RE HIRED.
>> WHY DON'T YOU FILL ONE FOR
US AND SHOW US ALL KINDS OF
THINGS WE PUT INSIDE.
>> I'M GOING TO DO THE MOST
CLASSIC ONE HERE.
SO WE HAVE SOME BREAD THAT WE
BROUGHT ALL READY MADE FROM THE
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. WE
STORE. WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD VATA.
IT'S GAINING POPULARITY.
NOT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. IT'S MADE WITH SESAME SEEDS.
I BROUGHT A DRIED TART BERRY.
>> IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED THAT.
AN IRAQI-AMERICAN COWORKER OF
MINE TOLD ME WHAT THAT WAS.
I HAD EATEN IT AND I DIDN'T
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. AND
KNOW. AND HE GAVE ME A BIG BAG OF
SUMAC THAT'S SO GOOD ON SALADS.
HAVE YOU NOTICED HE COOKS FOOD
A LOT AND GIVES YOU STUFF.
THEY'RE LIKE THAT.
THEY'LL LITERALLY GIVE YOU THE
SHIRT OFF THEIR BACK.
I LIKE TO PUT VEGETABLES
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE VERY CLASSIC.
JUST KIND OF -- WE HAVE MIDDLE
EASTERN CUSTOMERS THAT COME IN
AND THEY'RE LIKE JUST SAPPHIRE
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT. >> TELL ME ABOUT THIS STUFF.
>> I'M COVERED WITH FLOUR.
>> I'M ALWAYS COVERED WITH
FLOUR.
FLOUR.
FLOUR. I'M GOING TO PULL THIS OFF
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. AND I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT OVER
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. I'M
HERE. I'M GOING TO GRAB THIS GUY.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO HERE'S THIS.
DID YOU WANT TO TRY IT.
>> NO, I'LL TRY IT DURING THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK.
COMMERCIAL BREAK. I JUST WANT YOU TO FINISH UP SO
WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT -- WE'RE
GOING TO GO AROUND.
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
I'M GOING TO STEAL AN OLIVE
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> TAKE THEM.
THEY'RE REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A BREAKFAST
FOOD.
FOOD.
FOOD. >>
FOOD. >> I WISH EVERYBODY COULD SMELL
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THIS IS WHERE YOU NEED