D.C. chef Michael Rafidi dedicates James Beard Award to Palestinians The Washington Post

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  • Michael Rafidi is thought to be the first of Palestinian descent to win the Beard Award
  • The chef and owner of Albi in Washington gracefully walked down the aisle
  • He didn't deliver the blistering paragraph about “unspeakable horrors” He didn’t discuss the war in Gaza or the events in the West Bank
When his name was announced Monday as winner of the James Beard Award for outstanding chef in America, Michael Rafidi didnt leap out of his seat in celebration at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The chef [+5927 chars]

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