"Much of the food of Palestine, and at al Badawi, overlaps with that of other Middle Eastern cuisines; the restaurant is co-owned by Abdul Elenani—who also owns a smaller Palestinian restaurant in Bay Ridge called Ayat (his wife, Ayat Masoud, develops recipes for both)—and Akram Nassir, the proprietor of the wonderful, long-standing Yemen Café, across the street." - Hannah Goldfield
