In Praise of Refugee Chefs: They Came from Syria, But They Represent an American Ideal

They crept across mountains at night to escape bombings in Damascus. Coyotes smuggled them across the Mekong River. Now they cook for you and me at other peoples’ restaurants and dream of opening their own one day. Refugee chefs receive unique culinary educations, and they offer food as a cultural exchange between people, if we let them.

Source: Washington Post
Published: Dec 7, 2017
Length: 13 minutes (3,277 words)
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