Some people have a sweet tooth. Me? I have a shawarma tooth. There are few foods I crave more than a big plate of fresh-off-the-spit (or grill) shawarma. Maybe it's the Lebanese part of my heritage or ...

The sight of sizzling, vertically spit-roasted meat, slowly turning and basting in its own juices, is enough to stop any hungry person in their tracks. Sold on street corners from Istanbul to Los ...

Ever since people figured out fire millions of years ago, there’s been a primal allure to roasting meat over a bed of crackling flames. From a medieval suckling pig to store-bought rotisserie chicken, ...

Among food-obsessed Angelenos, shawarma isn’t as much a point of contention as, say, ramen or carne asada. At too many of the city’s Levantine restaurants, flaccid, flavorless strands of meat pass as ...

Roasting food on skewers is likely the second-oldest form of cooking over fire. Right after early humans got sick of burning their fingers every time they reached for a hunk of charred mastodon ...

Labor day is rapidly approaching, and while I am always down to eat 30-50 feral hot dogs, the late summer drag has invaded my kitchen. I am weary of summer vegetables and run of the mill barbecue and ...

The Halal Guys are wrapping up the year with a spicy limited-time treat. The world's largest halal restaurant brand has launched a new Chicken Shawarma. The restaurant chain offers two versions of ...

Street food is a subtle and often underappreciated art form. There are few meals more satisfying than ones involving cooked meat wrapped in a baked or fried container of dough, heavily seasoned, and ...

For the last five years, ever since I moved to Arizona from the Middle East, I've been on the hunt for one dish, a humble street food that is as beloved as it is ubiquitous at casual restaurants ...