“Food is universal, that’s why I like to cook for friends both to introduce them to Turkish food and celebrate Ramadan and introduce them to what it means, and to Muslim culture, so that it counteracts the negative things people hear.”

"Food is such an important part of culture, and especially living in the US, growing up in a town where we didn’t have much of a Yemeni community, I feel it's important to learn those recipes so I can pass that part of our identity to my son".