Throngs of people watched as dancers in richly-decorated costumes in vivid hues performed Assyrian folk dances this past weekend at the 5th Annual Assyrian Food Fest in Morton Grove. While the dancers ...

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Star of Ishtar features food from Assyrian culture, which has a history that stretches back thousands of years in the Middle ...

Atorina Zomaya was raised in a close-knit Assyrian American family in Rogers Park that revolved around food. “Pretty much everything was homemade—breads, yogurt, cheeses—according to ancient family ...

Montha Isitifo, right, with her daughter Amelia, left, took over the Star of Ishtar Restaurant in Sutherland last year, completely revamping the menu in the family restaurant. (Michelle Berg/Saskatoon ...

Eddie Lin writes the blog Deep End Dining. Last week he visited the Assyrian Food Fesival in Tarzana. Pictures from the event are on the Good Food Blog.

Aunt Ruth was in the middle of one of her stories, and she started searching for a prop. It was summer in Chicago, and she was telling us about a friend, or maybe it was a relative, who had fallen and ...

The Assyrian Food Festival Saturday and Sunday focused on the culture of this ancient people, many of whom have settled in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles after their native Iraq became ...

Click here if you’re unable to view the photo gallery on your mobile device. This weekend’s 27th annual Assyrian Food Festival showcases the food and traditions from the part of the world known as ...

There’s a jam-packed weekend of Bay Area festivals ahead, with a big India Day parade, arts and crafts, live music, Assyrian culture, rubber ducky races and a car show on tap. Among the highlights: ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Immerse yourself in the culture that started it all! Experience the hospitality of the Assyrian people at the Morton Grove Park District on August 24th & 25th. Just about everything ...

Daniel Sarkiss and Atorina Zomaya are the co-owners of Assyrian Kitchen in Jefferson Park. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times) Growing up in Rogers Park, Atorina Zomaya was immersed in her Assyrian culture, ...