When you browse the menu at Niroj Kurdish Cuisine in Agoura Hills, Calif., you’ll probably be tempted to order the cold mezze platter. It’s a colorful display of five dips served alongside a basket of ...

For Barwari, “Kurdish food is not very spicy, but it is the most flavorful, in my opinion, in the Middle East.” At Nîroj, Barwari has developed close relationships with many of the farmers at the ...

Gundis is a Kurdish word for “villagers” that, when spoken in the direction of someone of good humor, is taken as a playful jab at his country roots. Mehmet Duzgun and Mehmet Yavuz are the two ...

A Christmas market featuring 100 local entrepreneurs opened on Sunday at Erbil’s Grand Majdi Mall, bringing together festive food, music, and small businesses as the city begins preparations for the ...

Here’s your guide to what just opened, what’s coming soon and what’s no longer. Chicago will get its first authentic Kurdish restaurant when The Gundis opens in Lakeview in early October. The Gundis ...

Jire Ozer drives from San Francisco to Menlo Park to dine at Cafe Silan because it is the only place she knows of in the Bay Area where she can get Kurdish food. Ozer was raised in a Kurdish area in ...

A Kurdish–Dutch cultural festival held in Oosterhout on Dec. 21, 2025, introduced Dutch and international audiences to Kurdish music, fashion, food, and traditions, including Yalda, an ancient winter ...

Gundis is a Kurdish word for “villagers” that, when spoken in the direction of someone of good humor, is taken as a playful jab at his country roots. Mehmet Duzgun and Mehmet Yavuz are the two ...