Mireille Hayek, or “Em Sherif”, passion for cooking began when she got married and had to cook for her family. She realized that she was talented and was encouraged by her brother Dany Chaccour and h

Mireille Hayek, or “Em Sherif”, passion for cooking began when she got married and had to cook for her family. She realized that she was talented and was encouraged by her brother Dany Chaccour and her Husband Salim Hayek to open her first restaurant in Lebanon in 2006 called “La Parrilla”. The success of her first restaurant led to the opening of a second restaurant concept in 2009 “Yasmina”, an Indian fusion restaurant, named after her daughter. Both restaurants reflected the highest quality in service and culinary arts, which then led to opening her crown jewel in 2011 “Em Sherif”, named after her son. Since then they have worked together on all their restaurant projects, the brother managing the business and the sister in front of the house. She says: “He is the head and I am the heart”. Her main aim is to become a landmark in authentic oriental cuisine worldwide.