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2018 Chef of the Year

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Rising Star Chef 2019

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2017 Rising Star Chef

2025 Top 100 Restaurants 

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2018 Chef of the Year

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2018 Top 10 New
Restaurants of the Year

2023 Game Changer

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2018 & 2019 Semifinalist
Best Chef West

2022 
Finalist 
Outstanding Chef

2018 Chef of the Year

2022 
Head of the Table

Reem Assil is a multiple award-winning Palestinian-Syrian speaker & chef based in Oakland, CA working at the intersection of food, community, and social justice. With food as a tool, Reem uses Arab hospitality to build strong, resilient community.
 
Combining a lifelong fight for justice with nearly 20 years of nonprofit & food industry experience, Reem builds her vision for a more socially and economically just world.
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WHERE TO FIND REEM

  • Pali-Pino Sunday Supper
    Pali-Pino Sunday Supper
    May 18, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    San Francisco, 2901 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
    A special collaboration with Chef Carlo LaMagna of Magna Kusina and William Tsui of Viridian Bar
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  • Pali-Ethiopian Sunday Brunch
    Pali-Ethiopian Sunday Brunch
    May 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Oakland, 35 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
    Celebrating the deep ties of Ethiopian and Arab foodways!
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