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2018 Chef of the Year
Rising Star Chef 2019
2017 Rising Star Chef
2025 Top 100 Restaurants
2018 Chef of the Year
2018 Top 10 New
Restaurants of the Year
2023 Game Changer
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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