Comments on: The Sweetness of Arabia via Small Town Virginia and Arts and Letters https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/ Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 By: Souhad Rafey https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-356467 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:45:00 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-356467 In reply to kkollwitz.

omg! I just went to share this recipe with a friend who requested it. Thought I’d attach the link and just happened to see your post (from a year ago!).
I traveled for three months during that time – please jog my memory and respond to my personal email. Would love to hear more!
dozingfast@gmail.com
P.S. BTW, Happy belated Bday!

]]> By: kkollwitz https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-355982 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:02:00 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-355982 I turned 60 last week and remember you from Luxembourg and Belgium in 1981.

]]> By: Rudy Boisseau https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-354372 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:33:00 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-354372 In reply to Souhad Rafey.

Hi Ban! Rudy Boisseau here. Please contact me via Face Book PM. I had just finished posting about The Sheik and getting to play there when I found this article about you. Love

]]> By: Ali Zinat https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-325702 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:31:15 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-325702 A real long shot here.

Souhad , do you have any pictures of The Shiek Nightclub ?

Since the late 1960s , my family has rented the space that used to be your fathers nightclub. People still show up , and even call about once a year , to make reservations.

I can not find a single picture of how the placed look back then, and would love to have one hanging up her at our shop.

Thanks
Ali Amir
Amir Rugs

]]> By: Belinda https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-27637 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:46:59 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-27637 SouSou, what a wonderful article, congrats to you! I love your memorializing of our hometown, and your mom’s graciousness as well. A melting pot indeed, we lived in ! I remember coming over as a child to hang out with Ban, and being served what we called “arabic bread” and “arabic butter” – which was probably… pita bread and maybe hummus or baba ganoush? And the Farmer’s Market and its kitchen were a regular stop for Ban and I when we lived out in the country in the late 70’s. Such memories!

]]> By: Susan van Tongeren https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-18911 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:10:11 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-18911 Taji’s skate buddies and their parents in Tribeca had the good fortune to enjoy Souhad’s famous cheesecake and to this day, she keeps the recipe secret because she made a promise to do that. Every meal at Souhad’s home is an effort of love and we are grateful! And coming from a family where PB&J was on the daily menu, it’s an exotic delight. Hugs from another time zone, x0x0

]]> By: Ray Garfinkel https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-18709 Tue, 22 May 2012 19:15:09 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-18709 Sou-Sou, I loved reading your article. I cannot think of a better place to grow up then Hopewell in the 60’s and 70’s. Our neighborhood was quite the ethnic melting pot for a small southern town. I still remember your Dad calling my Mom the “Jewish horse” becuase she was always out doing manual labor in the yard and because she could not get her lazy ass kids to help her.

My Mom loved your Mom and she could not wait for Nadia to bring over her freshly made tabouli or any other dish she thought our family would enjoy. Your Mom always had something for me to eat everytime I came over to visit and your Dad would always growl at me. Basically, I felt right at home.

I am glad to see life is good in the big city.

Take care and come see us soon,

Ray

]]> By: Georges Atty https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-18703 Tue, 22 May 2012 15:07:56 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-18703 Dearest Souhad,

Lovely photo and interview.
Your mother is one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever known, inside and out.
I only wish I had met your father.

Your homemade Christmas candy is topped only by your kanafi.
And when it’s served on your garden terrace, one can hear the oud playing in the background.

To your friends, you are truly Habibi.

georges

]]> By: Peter Eliades https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-18678 Mon, 21 May 2012 20:54:49 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-18678 Sou-Sou: Your Mother was FIRST known for her beauty and elegance. Her culinary skills were a close second. She was (and still is) a kind and thoughtful person who remembered my love for saffron and made it a point to bring me some from one of her trips to Lebanon… no matter that it is the most expensive spice in the world! I can’t wait to make my first kanafa… sounds delicious.

]]> By: Michele https://artcritical.com/2012/05/16/souhad-rafey/#comment-18675 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:59:28 +0000 https://www.artcritical.com/?p=24788#comment-18675 Hi Souhad,

What a wonderful article! Brought back very fond memories (teared up a bit!)and you described our adolescence so beautifully. Thanks you so much for sharing. Hope to see you in July!
Much Love,
Michele

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