Editor’s note: Beit Rima opened in Daly City on Feb. 1, 2020 —one year to the date owner Samir Mogannam opened his first location in San Francisco. Samir Mogannam named his first restaurant, Beit Rima ...

Samir Mogannam’s Arab comfort food exploded on the San Francisco dining scene in 2019, when the 29-year-old chef transformed his family’s flailing burger joints into critically-acclaimed ...

In November, local mini-chain Burgermeister shuttered its Church Street location after more than 16 years in operation. But shortly after slinging its last slider, a note posted to the business ...

The beginning of the Beit Rima era marks the end of Burgermeister’s reign, but Paul Mogannam is proud to see his son’s success. “Twenty years is a very long time to survive in restaurants in the Bay ...

The story of Beit Rima’s rapid ascent is an exciting yet bittersweet one, about a father and son who came together to save their family’s declining Bay Area restaurant business. It starts with Samir ...

Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant sure knows how to make headlines. Arab-Americans rejoiced Monday over the crowning of raven-haired beauty Rima Fakih, a 24-year-old Lebanese immigrant from Michigan, ...

“He who has captivated hearts with his beauty, was charmed at last. And he spent his night complaining about his ardent love.” So sings Lebanese musician Rima Khcheich from the lyrics of the Fotenna ...

Samir Mogannam’s Arab comfort food exploded on the San Francisco dining scene in 2019, when the 29-year-old chef transformed his family’s flailing burger joints into critically-acclaimed ...