For this week's episode, we had the opportunity to get to know Sid Nassir from Yemen Cafe. Yemen Cafe has two locations—one in downtown Brooklyn and one in Bay Ridge. We visited Sid at the Bay Ridge location before inviting him into our studio location for the interview, and you'll hear in the interview we will talk a lot about the role Yemen Cafe plays in the Bay Ridge neighborhood, an incredibly diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, a borough which is home for over 8,000 Yemeni Americans. Yemen Cafe has become a central meeting place for people of all religions and ethnicities—and a gathering place for some fantastic Yemeni food.

Find Yemen Cafe online at http://www.yemencafe.com/ and @yemencafe on Instagram. The Open Belly podcast is hosted by Danielle Lehman and shares the stories of immigrant and refugee chefs and restauranteurs across America. You can find the Open Belly podcast online at openbellypodcast.com or on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @openbelly. Thank you to our supporters, ChowNow and New American Economy. This episode was produced by Oliver J. Hughes, photography provided by Alyssa Broadus and Chris Dolt, and artwork created by Frank Norton. Data points and research provided by New American Economy.