Wednesday, March 17, 2010

They may bomb your cities and villages, but they really enjoy your food

"It turned out to be an appetizing idea. Marines returning from Iraq and the Persian Gulf were pining for pita, according to focus-group surveys conducted on the base. Last month, Ms. Hazime and her husband, a Marine veteran, opened "Dede Med's Shawarma House"—the first Arabic food stand on the base, which has a daytime population of 60,000 hungry Marines and civilians." (thanks Sophie)