Life-Changing Pitas At LA’s New Middle Eastern Spot || Eat Seeker: Bavel

[@CK-mh9xs]

I came to this restaurant back in October... One of my favorite meals of all time. Outstanding!!!!! (From a Greek)

[@jannanajm5384]

Abu KHasan and KHumus !!!!! Yallahweeeee this is so funny

[@tomxsajil6641]

pure Arabic dishes.n he didn't say the word Arabic once,honesty is best policy.

[@RHt09]

There's nothing "arabic" about these dishes.

[@RHt09]

Arabs and their hatred for the Jews is so toxic and evil

[@smokyFPV]

Non-Arab wants to cook Arabic food, and claims that it's his culture...

[@okanrules]

this isnt arabic food, its middle eastern food

[@Warhammer416]

@@okanrules it's Arabic food.

[@smokyFPV]

@@okanrules By your logic, Indian food is Asian food.

[@netanelzion]

arabs bedouins from arabia took over nations with rich history and culture and now they claim it as their own..they took over sassanide babylon ,byzanth middle east,greek alexandria,judea and berber north africa.now they claim people "steal their culture"and now every middle eastern dish is arab ... better so- palestinian...like shawarma isnt turkish dish(with turkish name) ,pita is of aramic origin ,and falafel was made by christian kopts ...

[@RHt09]

You're using Western technology to type this so let's hope you adopt the same policy and log off and only stick with your culture's accomplishments.

[@shaz3r786]

I noticed he was trying really hard not to say the word Arab.

[@okanrules]

no he didnt, not once

[@netanelzion]

so only arabs eat hummus ? you invented the hummus ? all the rest of the nations living in the middle east- kopt egyptians ,berbers ,kurds,assyriacs ,turkamen ,maronite christians -non of them made hummus before you ?

[@tameenhaque2285]

Remember true jewish foods are pastrami and bagel and lox. Nothing comparable to Hummus. Israelis just picked and choose what they liked from Arabs selling on street corner. Started making them at home and suddenly claiming it to be their's how pathetic.

[@netanelzion]

@@tameenhaque2285 oh yeah. i am sure the 300 thousand jews that lived in north africa ,the 70 thousand jews that lived in turkey ,the 60 thousand jews that lived in yemen,the 5000 jews that lived in lebanon,the 20 thousand jews that lived in syria ,the 80-100 thousand jews that lived in iraq and iran -they all eat gefilte fish and pastrami...they also speak german yiddish.they made it for few hundred years in the arab countries without learning arabic and non of the mentioned above could have learned ,god forbid,in the hundreds of years they were living in the arab countries ,how to make humus... because its a state secret...

[@ktolwal]

does it matter, the food looks good

[@stoopidvideo]

This is arabic food...

[@netanelzion]

you bedouin shepherds came from the desert of arabia and took over nations with rich history and knowledge - sasanide empire ,byzanth empire ,greek alexandria ,berber north africa ...then you claim all their heritage to be yours... now every dish kurds ,assyriacs,cherkes,jews,persians,turks ,kopts,berbers or turkamens did is all the sudden arab... like kurd or assyrriac who leaves iraq cant open shawarma stand abroad because "it belongs to the arabs"(actually it belongs to the turks,go sue them ...they make pitas and shawarma(which is a turkish word )and malabi and kadaif noodles(also turkish dish arabs use to make kanafe)

[@stoopidvideo]

@@netanelzion Too long to read.

[@netanelzion]

@@stoopidvideoyeah i know you feel comfy to say bullshit,your mind can probably process and produce only bullshit.no need to say a lot

[@netanelzion]

its ok...its all arab food ...all the other nations in the middle east that aint arab stole your recipes ...

[@stoopidvideo]

@@netanelzion I'm not arab. Israeli's steal Palestinian land and their food lol, are you blind?

[@anoopsamohan]

The breads just look awesome and his passion is extraordinary. I will surely eat there

[@ShagMother]

the slow mo makes it that much more mouth watering

[@thrillist]

Agreed...

[@CheesyDoesItCooking]

I cannot begin to tell you how good this food is.

[@HKKetoRecipes]

The food looks amazing.

[@FreeePalestine1948]

It’s Palestinian food you should try it!

[@feefee24able]

Arab food is the key word! Can’t believe he said honesty and refused to mention that it’s Arab food.

[@RHt09]

"Arab" food? lol. Hummus and shwarma are shared by Israelis and Arabs. Sorry to break it to you.

[@issaissa]

@@RHt09 you misspelled stolen

[@3_words]

@@RHt09 and other hilarious jokes you can tell yourself

[@RHt09]

@@3_words lol butthurt Arabs who raped and pillaged and spread their hateful religion across the Middle East and now claim things were stolen from them by an even older religion Laughable 😂😂

[@RHt09]

@@issaissaJudaism predated your Arab invasion of all of these cultures. Sorry clown.

[@omacadams]

I ate at Bavel a couple weeks ago, and I gotta say - that description of the pita ain't wrong.

[@trumpetfriday8971]

Thanks for the Israel heads up, watched a second, then realized, gotta check the comments to see which Thief is mimicking other foods..will not watch.

[@lucyoriginales]

🤭 was checking on this place early in the morning 🥰

[@gymnastjew3000]

This comment section is so civil

[@0regret-l2s]

Mr steal your everything

[@emantarawneh1481]

Its like a French explains how they make the best burkerrr ...

[@netanelzion]

oh yeah you need an arab to make "arab" food...its not like jews ,assyraics,kurds,berbers ,kopts,armenans or cherkes living side by side with arabs for hundreds of years cant make a hummus ...they have to call and ask the permission of the palestinian food authority ...

[@tameenhaque2285]

@@netanelzion Go back to eating knish and gelfite fish? why does hummus tastes better? Tell me how are these ethopian jews treated, why not call their cuisine as your own too? or are they too black for your taste?

[@HKKetoRecipes]

Throwing saffron in my paella will never be the same again. :(

[@ryderbenson8472]

Fact: This was the last Restaurant that was reviewed by Jonathan Gold, 1 month before his death of Pancreatic Cancer !!!

[@guvjimbike]

Looks Absolutely Amazing

[@TheFlyingcar92]

How can you not fall in love with this woman! She is wife-goals!

[@BAZUCOCITY]

I heard that they do some crazy rituals before they open doors.

[@gonzalogonzalez8973]

I'm hungry now gonna look for a 🌯 burrito

[@megoize]

They stole the land why not food also

[@netanelzion]

you bedouin shepherds came from the desert of arabia and took over nations with rich history and knowledge - sasanide empire ,byzanth empire ,greek alexandria ,berber north africa ...then you claim all their heritage to be yours... now every dish kurds ,assyriacs,cherkes,jews,persians,turks ,kopts,berbers or turkamens did is all the sudden arab... like kurd or assyrriac who leaves iraq cant open shawarma stand abroad because "it belongs to the arabs"(actually it belongs to the turks,go sue them ...they make pitas and shawarma(which is a turkish word )and malabi and kadaif noodles(also turkish dish arabs use to make kanafe)

[@netanelzion]

@@b1gzy786 yeah,most of the jews have been in europe ,but israel received 800 thousand asian and north african jews in between 1948 to 1960s .add to that all the tens of thousands ottoman spaniard jews,yemenite jews and kurdish jews that resided in israel prior to 1948(spaniard ottoman jews resided in israel since the begining of the ottoman empire on israel ,in the 16th century/maybe they have learned how to make hummus in the meantime?)together with indian jews and ethiopian jews ,asian and african jews make the majority of the jews in israel.i am myself half kurdish jew half yemenite jew. i grew up with people of morrocan descent ,persian descent ,kurdish descent ,greek descent ,ashkenasi jew descent ...so why wouldnt i know how to make their food ? every israeli know how to make morrocan-algerian saksuka (hope you wont say we stole the recipe from the palestinians ,because i havent met a palestinian restaurant that serves shakshuka) .every israeli knows how to make yemenite malawah(palestinian as well?) or persian falude.so ?

[@netanelzion]

@@b1gzy786 i am not of kurdish descent ... jewish kurds and assyraics in iran speak aramic ,not the kurdish language -kurmanji.which means we are both of semitic heritage ,not kurdish .jews lived in babylon(iraq,iran and parts of syria)since ancient times.in the times of the romans jews were the majority of the inhabitants of todays israel(and the first name of the province was judea,till the romans renamed it "palestina " after the jews revolted) .the jews had large populations in egypt(mostly alexandria )and provinkia syria and they caused large problems for the romans in what is known as kitos war(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitos_War).after the revolt jews remained the majority of the inhabitants in israel,but they had special taxations targeting them.after the empire turned christian the persecution increased. so jews moved to different diasporas .doesnt mean they aint all jews.you had vast diaspora of greeks in all parts of the world -in greece ,in turkey(constantinopole was a greek city) ,in russia and the black sea,in alexandria of egypt(greek name ,after great alexander) ,in sicily(still has parts that speak greek) and of course ,cyprus .they all greek and speak greek and most practice the greek orthodox variant of christianity. you have roma people across europe and the middle east.you have roma people in the balkans ,in spain ,in iran,in turkey and many other places.they all speak roma language and share the same culture. and arabs?they originated from whats now saudi arabia and spread all the way to north africa and even spain... so whats the problem with having diaspora? just because my grandparents were jews living in kurdistan doesnt mean they are kurdish . me speaking english doesnt make me british and doesnt make britian my homeland...

[@netanelzion]

@@b1gzy786 the palestinians are also comprised of people of many descents ... look at their new national hero - ahed tamimi.blond with green eyes. then look at the famous israeli arab football player -jimmy turk - dark with african features ... look at that bedouin lady : www.alamy.com/stock-photo-israel-negev-young-bedouin-girl-in-traditional-clothes-facing-and-15700384.html again african.so what is the "palestinian "blood line in israel? palestinians are comprised of a mix of nationals(not all of them are arab,as they have families like shishni-chechen,al kurd- kurdish,bushnak -bosniak,al turki-turkish or turkamen.and the brits recorded 2000 turkamen nomads living in israel prior to 1948.and there are few thousand african lookings bedouins in the negev,plus a special degregatred neighbourhood in jerusalem for africans in jerusalem-bab el majlis el islami).now i dont argue for bloodline and all .i am willing would be glad to live side by side with people of all religions .i served in the israeli army alongside orthodox jews , christian arabs (or assyriacs as many of them prefe to be called ) of different sects ,cherkes muslims and me myself,secular jew.we all served together and felt like brothers. i am not willing to live under sharia ,and thats what i am fighting against .thats my beef and thats the origin of the beef since the days of az a din el kasam and mufti haj amin el hussieni

[@LEONFENG134]

It’s no one’s land,all the land was made by The God. So try to be thankful next time when u think such infamous idea and let it out of your mind. Cause you are alive. So as everybody else. Peace ✌️

[@bobmakin4991]

Nice dude I'll be there .btw best pick up line .

[@Big_ole_peanut]

As an Israeli Arab i have to say there are so many wrong things you’re making ppl internationally think about the arabic food culture

[@RHt09]

This is why it's a mistake to have Arabs in Israel. I don't see the point of it.

[@waaahl]

These comments here are a reminder of how much hate exists among many Arabs. Instead of admiring two successful cooks, you criticize them due to their ethnicity. Embarrassing, but not surprising.

[@waaahl]

@@tameenhaque2285 You sound like you're disturbed.

[@tameenhaque2285]

@@waaahl Disturbed by israeli theft, that's all.

[@waaahl]

I suggest you read up on history.@@tameenhaque2285

[@tameenhaque2285]

@@waaahl Tell me which story ? written by colonialists ?

[@meez312]

There's a reason people are expressing their frustrations in the comment section. As a chef if you are making inherently ethnic food you have a responsibility to pay respect to the people who have invented these dishes. Not once did he mention that this is Arab cuisine.

[@aarfreak408]

These are the same chefs that did Bestia. I hope that spot is still open, that food was BOMB

[@TheGabagoolGuru]

I would fucking love to try this. Looks delicious!

[@MnMnBahr.]

😂😂😂😂our back ground = only 70 years

[@BAZUCOCITY]

BESTIA/ BAVEL/ SAFFYS= what a creepiest restaurant names. YOU KNOW!!

[@hadeeelj]

So an Israeli chef and his American wife are opening up a "middle eastern" restaurant where they serve Palestinian food? Ok, glad we got that down. REPLY

[@okanrules]

its middle eastern food, not palestenian. sure some influence, but thats why its called a middle eastern restaurant. Israeli is middle eastern get over it

[@anoopsamohan]

Fucking moron. Nobody gives a shit

[@B8R8]

salim khan then Pakistanis are Indians as well just like Bengalis.

[@RLLRRLLR]

Name one palestinian dish you saw on the video. Know what? Name one palestinian dish at all. I would get it if you said they are cooking Arabian food, but palestinian?

[@netanelzion]

well ,i am not complaining ,you did us a great favour.but previous to 1948 arab and muslim/north american/caucasus countries had 800 thousand jews .tnx to your persecution of minorities we escaped to israel,and its the best decision we made.still,its funny every dish from the middle east is palestinian all the sudden.shawarma is a turkish dish(and the name is turkish),common in greece (girus) ,turkey ,the balkans ,north africa ,turkistan countries and the persian countries .hummus is common all across the region . bbq shrimps? palestinians are the ones who first thought to eat shrimps? pita is common all over the the mediterranean - turks has naan,indians have chapati,sardinians have Pane carasau and all the nations in the middle east - kurds,assyriacs ,turkamen,maronite christians , armenean and cherkes - they all eat pita .but they will say "its a palestinian food" .like palestinians invented all the dishes in the world

[@Dr.calories]

This is Arabic food Go read the history of Arabic food for ex: Hummus originally from Egypt Go read then say it’s Israel food Israel has no food it is a new country it born 1948 and this food was already there more than 500 year before Israel establish

[@netanelzion]

ya maleon iben maleon...egypt had 70 thousand jews in it ... syria had 30 thousand jews in it ...lebanon had 5000 - 10 thousand jews in it...can it be ,that over the course of the hundreds of years they were living on those countries they learned how to make hummus ? i mean when the arabs came to egypt from the desert of arabia,they took many dishes from the local kopt-greek community,like falafel.you took baklava and kadaif (used to make kanafe ) and shawrma and malabi from the turks ...

[@LEONFENG134]

If you really trying to debate, then do more homeworkers about what you’re trying to show here.

[@jasonnarayan7759]

Jews are from Arab countries too, d-bag. F off

[@charleslaifer5942]

For those saying "this is stolen Arab/Palestinian food," you're wrong. The majority of Israel's Jewish population is actually from Arab lands. The food Muslim Arabs and Christian Arabs ate in Syria, or Tunisia is the same food the Jews there ate as well! When Jews were expelled from the Arab countries in 1948 and 1967, (which I must add created a larger refugee crisis than the "nakba"), they sure as hell brought the food they ate for hundreds of years with them. Israel's food scene is a combination of so many different cuisines Jews brought back with them from the diaspora. Don't claim Israeli food is Palestinian food because it simply is not.

[@therealmujtaba]

mmmm interesting

[@issaissa]

Absolutely false. Just because they ate it doesn’t mean it originated from them. Stolen land, stolen food, stolen culture.

[@googlereviewer1944]

Looks terrific

[@junaidmohammad5664]

It's just bread, you all gotta calm down with those titles fam 😂

[@omacadams]

I don't know man. The pita there is something.

[@billjones65]

Agreed, straight fake hype

[@omacadams]

@@billjones65 just saying - try it before you judge!

[@abiromu]

Try Shaya (formerly affiliated with award winning chef Alon Shaya) in New Orleans. Their pita changed my life.

[@tameenhaque2285]

Pita is arab food. Go back to eating chapati.

[@ashishbehera2423]

Love the food..

[@klimenkor]

This restaurant is quite pricey. But I must admit - they took a simple humus and pita to a perfection. I lived in Israel and know what pita and humus should be. Lamb neck shawarma is another revelation!

[@bobtobblobcob]

Love Israeli food!

[@tameenhaque2285]

You mean gelfite and matza balls? Israel after it formation years didn't see Shwarma and hummus. Mostly european foods were prominent. Fact of the matter is european jewish immigrants prefered to even change the desert landscape with polish pine tree to look more european too.

[@TrungNguyen-wy8td]

Are they the same owners from Bestia?

[@billjones65]

Yes, they now how to get your $$$

[@OlaaEmm]

Yummm

[@reda6357]

How to rob

[@khalednajada2514]

Lol stop steal Arab food and claim its yours

[@RHt09]

Why dont you stop stealing our technology? Get off youtube, get off the smart phone, computer, internet. Stick with your piles of dirt.

[@RHt09]

Name one place in the video where he said, the food is Israeli, you, moron

[@SagarChaudhary2006]

God bless Israel 🇮🇱, we love your Israel food in Kasol, India. Stay blessed guys.

[@tameenhaque2285]

Most israelis thinks indias are road shitters and dirty ganga dwellers. True story.

[@netanelzion]

again and again commenters here call it arab food... like there arent plenty of other nationals living in the middle east ... cherkes,maronite,assyraic,kurds ,turkamen ,baluch,armenians etc....800 thousand jews left the arab countries before and after the formation of israel . probably some of the 500 thousand lebanese jews,20 thousand assyraic jews and 40 -50 thousand egyptian jews that left to israel,some knew how to make hummus... btw- in the real "arab "cuisine from central and south saudi arabia and yemen,there is no hummus paste,there was no shawarma and kebab(which are turkish dishes ) ,there were no baklawa ,malabi and kadaif (which are also turkish) and there was no dabas and roses water (which are persian ) and no saksuka (which is berber traditional food made from tomatoes-brought to the old world by the spanish from spain) .so maybe the arabs learned few recipes from the countries they conquered after mohammad ?

[@QQRDQQ]

are you jewish? lol

[@denchik99krolevetskyi11]

Одай голду

[@billjones65]

Overrated, overpriced........ hipster hype bull shit

[@RHt09]

You haven't been here. Loser in his mother's basement.

[@BAZUCOCITY]

That’s funny for a Jew owner/ aren’t they children of GOD.

[@Stephenmaly]

There are some really ignorant comments here. Really sad.

[@ramidabab3107]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@pricemaker728]

Why not Starbucks took reinvented Mocha from Yemen and made millions where millions are poor ,I applaud people that know how to take something simple and make a fortunate .., it teaches people wake up and not take their culture for granted .Key to success people is cater to your customers even if you redefine a cup of water

[@MATTIE1010101]

OMG his accent is ruining HUMMUS. Just stop......

[@lewisrothschild2005]

Good luck.

[@tameenhaque2285]

Appropriating arab food as your own is cheating.

[@ahmadjamal6391]

Stick to your Jewish food, there no such thing as lamb neck shawarma

[@lowejabez]

Idk I truly don’t like hummus