Here the second part of the story begins, following Gazala through a life in New York that starts in a Manhattan bakery where she finds work. (Bloom’s love of food and shrewd deployment of its ...

Until I went to Gazala Place I didn't know there was such a thing as Druse cooking. According to Gazala Halabi, owner of this cozy, pillow-strewn cafe, the Druse are a religious group living in ...

Gazala’s at 447 Amsterdam Ave., may be the only Druze restaurant in New York City and the country at large, serving traditional dishes like hummus, and signature bourekas and mankosha.

“After Oct. 7th, I just want the whole world to know I am Israeli,” said the owner of Gazala's, who grew up in Israel but is not Jewish.

“NYC- If you can stop by Gazala’s on 81 & Amsterdam, please do!” she wrote. “I came to pay my respects after 12 children from the Druze community were killed by a Hezbollah rocket.” ...