George Mardikian

“’No one knows for certain whether lahmacun’s roots lie in Armenia, Turkey, or elsewhere in the Middle East. The race to find where these ancient foods originated is not fruitful[...]

SAN FRANCISCO — “George Mardikian (1903-1977) channeled the pain and hunger from his survival of the Armenian Genocide: He went from a dishwasher to a world-famous San Francisco restaurant owner[...]

U.S. War Food Administration – from 1945 WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON  25. D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Date: 2/9/1945 “Compiled especially for CONSUMER TIME listeners by San Francisco’s famous chef. Mr.[...]

FRESNO, Calif. — A book signing event for a recently published book, The Dignity of Being American, took place on Wednesday, January 10 at the Armenian Museum of Fresno, located at[...]

SAN FRANCISCO — Shake Antaramian, 85, a former employee at Sloat Garden Center in San Francisco makes this traditional Armenian recipe for her family, and says it is one of[...]

SAN FRANCISCO — The chef who brought shish kebab to America escaped from a Turkish prison first. At 15, George Mardikian ran away from home to join an Armenian guerrilla[...]

Shake Antaramian, a former long-time employee at Sloat Garden Center in San Francisco, has made this traditional Armenian Dolma (Sarma) recipe for decades. It was adapted from Dinner at Omar[...]