For years, Gaby Maalouf strived to create a restaurant where he could put down his roots and build a life, one Lebanese dish at a time. When he took over a restaurant in 2000 and renamed it Gaby’s Mediterranean, his friends thought his endeavor would be “the kiss of death.” He told them he had nothing to lose. He worked 18-hour days, barely stopping long enough to catch his breath. His menu, drawing from his Lebanese ancestry, specializes in delicious Lebanese staples like smoky baba ghanoush and spit-roasted meats. He now has four Gaby’s Mediterranean locations, including the original on Los Angeles’s Venice Boulevard. Whether customers dine in at his restaurant or order catering, Gaby Maalouf receives them with a smile. This is the story behind Gaby Maalouf’s Gaby’s Mediterranean on Venice.

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