Life-Changing Pitas At LA’s New Middle Eastern Spot || Eat Seeker: Bavel

Husband and wife team Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis didn’t set out to open a Middle Eastern restaurant to mimic what you would find in the Middle East. They opened Bavel to showcase the flavors of their backgrounds that they grew up loving. Chef Ori spent months developing the spice blend for his roasted lamb neck shawarma and cooked pounds and pounds of garbanzo beans to perfect his hummus while Genevieve played with licorice root to create a delicious ice cream bonbon covered in caramelized white chocolate.

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Eat Seeker gets right to the meat of a restaurant's story. Each episode focuses on a single chef or owner from some of the best, most innovative restaurants all across the country and gives you a behind-the-counter look at their process and how they make some of the most exciting dishes in America. From Michelin star restaurants to tacos trucks and pizza shops, we got you covered. What is the chef’s vision, and how do they make it happen? What’s the story behind the food? What’s the food behind the story?

Producer
Phoebe Melnick

Camera
Cole Chilton, Rick Lee

Editor
Zachary Lapierre

Graphics Art Director
Ted McGrath

Animators
Fredy Delgado, Megan Chong

Line Producer
Emily Tufaro

Production Coordinator
Sarah Barry

Post-Production Supervisor
Daniel Byrne


Senior Producer
Chas Truslow

Supervising Producer
Stasia Tomlinson

Creative Director
Tom O’Quinn

Executive Producer
Justin Lundstrom




Music
Track Title: Echo Park
Composer: Sacha Collisson, Adele Roberts
00:00:00

Track Title: Kouign Aman
Composer: David Krutten, Nicolas Boscovic
01:58:11

Track Title: Cool Dreamer
Composer: Jean-Michel Vallet, Patrick Jean Chartol, Claire Guillot
03:17:00

Track Title: Feelings
Composer: Conor O'Brien
04:43:10

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