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The Moxy East Village’s new French-Mediterranean eatery is elegant yet playful.

Jewish Israeli chefs like Yotam Ottolenghi and Michael Solomonov are lauded around the world, but Arab Israeli chefs haven’t received the same level of global acclaim. With Reshta, Ranam Barhom is starting to change that.

Following a tragic accident in 2002, the then 18-year-old took over her family’s bakery and has built it into a thriving international business.

The venture capitalist and Cisco’s former CEO makes the case for investing in an industry that’s projected to grow sharply in the next year.