In the mid-1970s, Americans were introduced to a Mediterranean street food that had been part of that region’s culture for centuries: the gyro. Many folks argued about how to pronounce it — for the ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. A new fast-casual Turkish street food spot is shooting to start feeding 9-to-5 workers at the end ...

Cooks jealously guard their trade secrets for delicious roasted shawarma. Recipes are passed down from mother to daughter, father to son, aunt to niece, uncle to nephew. Rarely are these recipes ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - I once stood in an entire alleyway of shawarma. Almost literally. During my first deployment in the Navy, we had a port visit in Manama, Bahrain. There is an avenue outside the base ...

Before trying his hand at making shawarma, Alberto Sissi traveled to Turkey and a host of other countries in Europe to study recipes and techniques. He found that Turkish shops rub the beef with dried ...

As the shawarma spins, so the New Orleans food world turns. In a new twist, there are now competing outposts here for a type of Middle Eastern fast food that sounds familiar but brings something quite ...

While the words shawarma or doner kebab may seem foreign to some, they're likely to be immediately recognizable to most budget-conscious travelers, especially those traveling in Europe, where doner ...

Roasting food on skewers is likely the second-oldest form of cooking over fire. Right after early humans got sick of burning their fingers every time they reached for a hunk of charred mastodon ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Shawarma. Tacos. What more do you want in a lunch? Turkish Village Cafe opened a few weeks ago in the old Avalon Kitchen and Cafe location, 120 E. Liberty St. in Ann Arbor. In addition ...

One of the best perks of living in Hamtramck are the killer sandwiches made by Yemeni immigrants, who fuse Middle Eastern and “American” ingredients and condiments. It’s something that we’ve seen more ...

Shawarma is a standard at Arabic restaurants, where chicken or beef versions are piled on platters and rolled into sandwich wraps. At some eateries around New Orleans you may spot the vertical ...