Being in restaurant kitchens came naturally to brothers Elias and Nasri Hajjar, who were raised behind the scenes at the Beirut, the beloved Lebanese restaurant in West Toledo.
Even after long days at work, their mother, Karyn, would always have a home-cooked meal waiting at home.
“I raised four children. I had to cook,” Karyn said. “People always said, ‘Did you just eat at the restaurant every night?’ No, we rarely came to the restaurant” to eat…