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HOME-STYLE ARMENIAN FOOD COMES TO SOMERVILLE
Patch.com
Jan 21 2014
Noor Mediterranean Grill, whose menu also has Lebanese influences,
will open Friday on College Avenue.
Posted by Chris Orchard
After completely gutting and renovating the College Avenue storefront
formerly occupied by the Broken Yolk, a Somerville native and her
husband will formally open their new restaurant, Noor Mediterranean
Grill, on Friday.
Hllda Darian said she and her husband, Arsen Karageozian, had long
dreamed of opening their own eatery in Somerville, and as of Tuesday
they were busy putting the finishing touches on the 136 College Ave.
space in order to celebrate the restaurant's grand opening on Jan. 24.
The two, both in their early 30s, are of Armenian descent. Darian
grew up on Elm Street in Somerville, attending the Kennedy School and
Somerville High School, and her husband, in addition to working as
a manager and owner at various restaurants, was formerly executive
chef at an Intercontinental Hotel in Lebanon, Darian said.
That family background and experience will help guide the restaurant's
menu and cooking, she said. It will feature a mixture of Armenian
and Lebanese flavors.
Noor Mediterranean Grill will have a "Middle Eastern vibe," she said,
and it will have a "small and simple menu" featuring staples like
shawarma, shish kebab, humus and falafel.
Those dishes will be created as "home style cooked meal[s]," Darian
said. "You'll feel like you're in your grandma's kitchen."
"Noor," in Armenian, means pomegranate, she said, and it's a symbol
of prosperity and fertility. The pomegranate design will be featured
throughout the restaurant.
Darian said she and her husband bought the business from the former
owner of Broken Yolk in September and have spent the past few months
completely renovating the space. This includes new walls and completely
new electrical and plumbing systems. "It's sparkling clean inside,"
she said.
Noor Mediterranean Grill will have a 25-seat dine-in area, and it will
also offer takeout and delivery. Darian said it will offer a "healthy
delivery food" option to the area's residents and college students.
The Grand Opening begins at 12 p.m. Friday.
Noor Mediterranean Grill facebook.com/noorgrill 136 College Ave.
(617) 625-6667 Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
http://somerville.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/homestyle-armenian-food-comes-to-somerville
Patch.com
Jan 21 2014
Noor Mediterranean Grill, whose menu also has Lebanese influences,
will open Friday on College Avenue.
Posted by Chris Orchard
After completely gutting and renovating the College Avenue storefront
formerly occupied by the Broken Yolk, a Somerville native and her
husband will formally open their new restaurant, Noor Mediterranean
Grill, on Friday.
Hllda Darian said she and her husband, Arsen Karageozian, had long
dreamed of opening their own eatery in Somerville, and as of Tuesday
they were busy putting the finishing touches on the 136 College Ave.
space in order to celebrate the restaurant's grand opening on Jan. 24.
The two, both in their early 30s, are of Armenian descent. Darian
grew up on Elm Street in Somerville, attending the Kennedy School and
Somerville High School, and her husband, in addition to working as
a manager and owner at various restaurants, was formerly executive
chef at an Intercontinental Hotel in Lebanon, Darian said.
That family background and experience will help guide the restaurant's
menu and cooking, she said. It will feature a mixture of Armenian
and Lebanese flavors.
Noor Mediterranean Grill will have a "Middle Eastern vibe," she said,
and it will have a "small and simple menu" featuring staples like
shawarma, shish kebab, humus and falafel.
Those dishes will be created as "home style cooked meal[s]," Darian
said. "You'll feel like you're in your grandma's kitchen."
"Noor," in Armenian, means pomegranate, she said, and it's a symbol
of prosperity and fertility. The pomegranate design will be featured
throughout the restaurant.
Darian said she and her husband bought the business from the former
owner of Broken Yolk in September and have spent the past few months
completely renovating the space. This includes new walls and completely
new electrical and plumbing systems. "It's sparkling clean inside,"
she said.
Noor Mediterranean Grill will have a 25-seat dine-in area, and it will
also offer takeout and delivery. Darian said it will offer a "healthy
delivery food" option to the area's residents and college students.
The Grand Opening begins at 12 p.m. Friday.
Noor Mediterranean Grill facebook.com/noorgrill 136 College Ave.
(617) 625-6667 Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
http://somerville.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/homestyle-armenian-food-comes-to-somerville