“If you asked me whether I would’ve been able to do this years ago, I would’ve said no,” Maha Barsoom says to Egyptian Streets, “but when you are put in certain stressful circumstances, it gives you the push to take such brave steps.” Since opening in 2014, Maha’s Egyptian Brunch restaurant has become a top hit in Toronto, receiving countless awards and reviews from famous papers and food bloggers, a visit by renowned chef Jamie Oliver, and was voted as the ‘Runner Up Best New Restaurant of 2016’ by NOW magazine. The restaurant is run by both Maha Barsoom and her two kids, Monika and Mark. Monika cooks with her mother and Mark manages the customers and services as well as the coffee drinks. Yet behind the astounding success of this restaurant is a heartwarming story of a woman with immense love for food. As a young girl living in Egypt, Barsoom always dreamed of having her own restaurant. < View this post on Instagram Only two days left to catch us and this monster, the one, the only, MAHA’S MIND BLOWING CHICKEN, 🤯🐔 before for our annual…
‘Maha’s Brunch’: The Chef Taking Toronto by Storm with her Egyptian Cuisine
October 18, 2018
