The smell of sizzling kebabs lingers in the air, creating a medley of aromas with the fried snacks and sweet syrup-soaked ...

For Akbar, as a first-generation Afghan American growing up in the ... urged her to open a restaurant devoted to her juicy chapli kabab or tender bolani, but she never did. Instead, the former ...

a chapli kabob comes into play, but again with contemporary touches, using wagyu-based ground beef dressed in a pomegranate and ginger glaze. Iglesias and Akbar also bend Afghan flavors to ...