Egyptian-American sisters Alia and Radwa Elkaffas had already been giving their audience simple, delicious recipes ranging from nutritious lunches to indulgent desserts for six years when their TikTok food channel, Food Dolls, went viral. With their unique voiceovers and their dedication to simplicity, they caught the eyes and stole the hearts of 1.3 million followers. Egyptian Streets reached out to Alia and Radwa to hear the story of how they got started and how a video of a one-dish, oven-baked pasta turned their cooking career around. I first heard about Food Dolls when you were featured on BuzzFeed. How did that come about? Radwa: They had contacted us back in July before our super viral video went out and they asked us if we were interested in doing a video with multiple recipes in it. We said yes, and then we didn’t hear from them. And then we had that super viral video. Two weeks after that they added that video in, even though when they messaged us we hadn’t even filmed it yet. Alia: They messaged us and said ‘We love what you guys are doing on TikTok, we…
Meet the Egyptian-American ‘Simple Cooking’ TikTok Sensation: Food Dolls
October 1, 2021
