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"The restaurant where executive chef Fariyal Abdullahi—nominated in 2024 for Emerging Chef—chose contemporary Harari-inspired attire that included intricately embellished pants, a shawl, and a gold zargaf headpiece; by adapting traditional garments into a modern slip-style dress, she used fashion to represent her Ethiopian tribe, her identity as a Black Muslim first-generation immigrant, and the multiple underrepresented voices she carries." - Lisa Shames