Chef Michael Rafidi Wins Back-to-Back Top Honor at James Beard Awards in D.C.
Washington, D.C. is celebrating two culinary victories at the recent James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. Michael Rafidi, a Palestinian American chef, was awarded the title of outstanding chef for his Michelin-starred Levantine restaurant Albi, known for its mouth-watering pita bread, baba ganoush, and steamed manti. Rafidi, who dedicated the award to the Palestinian people, also owns Yellow, a cafe and restaurant in Georgetown, with plans to open a Union Market location later this …