Ismail said that as part of Afghan culture, they sit on the floor and eat with their hands, which is also an option at the restaurant.

The second-floor dining room ... plays the same role she has performed at their other venues. Patrons eat pretty much the same Afghan food she learned to make as a young bride and cooks for ...

The common bread Ghafori has made for 27 years is fluffy with a satisfying crunchy edge, where each piece has been slapped onto the wall of an earthen oven sunk into the floor. Afghans rely on ...