In the 80s, Naser started his cooking career with a restaurant in his hometown of Damascus, Syria. A few years later, he opened another restaurant in Saudi Arabia. In 2016, Naser and his wife, Roula, moved to Corvallis to be closer to two of their children, who were attending OSU. After years of delighting gatherings of family and friends with their cooking, they decided to open a restaurant to share their specialties with the local community they have grown to love.