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    LEBANESE IMPORT HITS NEW YORK CITY

    Wall Street Journal
    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444860104577561244057557220.html
    July 31 2012
    NY

    A popular Lebanese-Armenian restaurant has made its way to New York.

    With locations in Beirut, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi, Almayass recently
    marked its territory in Gramercy.

    "If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere," co-owner
    Alidz Alexandrian said. "It's something that's challenging for us
    and exciting."

    Upon entering, it's hard to miss the multicolored artisan glass pieces
    hanging down on the wall. Ms. Alexandrian said they are designed by
    her mother and imported from Lebanon.

    Almayass, which seats 95 in its dining room and 30 in its lounge,
    offers a tasty weekday lunch special for $22. Choose a starter, like
    yogurt salad or moutabbal, a type of eggplant dip also known as baba
    ghanouj. For the main dish, pick a type of kebab, such as chicken or
    yogurt, both served with rice.

    Outside the specials, try King's Delight ($15), sliced, marinated filet
    mignon served with garlic, tomato and parsley, or Mantee Traditional
    ($15), oven-baked boat-shape ravioli filled with seasoned fresh Angus
    ground meat and served with fresh garlic yogurt sauce.

    -Emily Glazer

    Almayass; 24 E. 21st St. between Broadway and Park Avenue; serves
    lunch Monday through Saturday between noon and 3 p.m.; 212-473-3100.

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