Dar Lbahja
The Arabic name means “house of happiness,” and at this modest Astoria storefront, the chef Touria Lamtahaf takes that as a mission statement, with nosegays of mint steeping in teapots, rose petals confettied over a bastilla (pie) whose thin-spun pastry crust shatters with an echo, grand tagines of chicken and lamb ready to be torn off the bone, and the scent of preserved lemons in the air.
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The Arabic name means “house of happiness,” and at this modest Astoria storefront, the chef Touria Lamtahaf takes that as a mission statement, with nosegays of mint steeping in teapots, rose petals confettied over a bastilla (pie) whose thin-spun pastry crust shatters with an echo, grand tagines of chicken and lamb ready to be torn off the bone, and the scent of preserved lemons in the air.
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