Now in its 25th year, Tanoreen is a James Beard nominee and a Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning restaurant. It has spawned two excellent cookbooks. It has been featured on the Food Network's "Best Thing I Ever Ate," and it has been named one of the best restaurants in New York City by Bon Appétite. Rawia Bishara, who emigrated to Bay Ridge from Nazareth with her family when she was 18, opened Tanoreen in 1998 as a way to express her heritage and to honor her mother. Rawia’s own daughter, Jumana, later came on board as a partner, and today the two work closely to oversee all aspects of the daily operation. Just about any time you eat at Tanoreen, you are guaranteed to see Jumana at the door or Rawia roaming the floor, chatting up the customers. Today we talk about the first 25 years of Tanoreen — and what the next 25 might look like.

 

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