Every year on June 20th, the world celebrates World Refugee Day to honor people forced to flee conflict and disaster. This June, the IRC honors refugee changemakers, highlighting the remarkable – and ...
This, and a desire to share the food of Afghanistan with the wider community, was the impetus behind opening the restaurant ...
DC’s Afghan food scene is dominated by a few female power players. There’s Shamim Popal, who oversees the kitchen at Lapis, and the mini-empire of four Afghan restaurants—including Bistro Aracosia and ...
The first time Waigal Safi posted a public video of his cooking, it was like condensing a piece of his soul into an Instagram reel. “It was like all my fears and all my insecurities combined into one, ...
When searching for Afghan restaurants in the United States on the Michelin Guide website, there is only one result: Lapis in Washington, D.C, which has a "Bib Gourmand" distinction. While not a highly ...