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Chef Rukaia
✦   Founder & Head Chef   ✦

Chef
Rukaia.

Chef Rukaia arrived in Belgium as a refugee in 2015 and began her journey through catering and food preparation. Alongside her studies, she developed a passion for baking and cake making, taking further training in 2018 to strengthen her skills.

2015
Arrived in Belgium
2018
Further Training
4
Children
A NARINJ catering buffet

Bringing Syria
to the Table.

With dedication and hard work, she turned her passion into a business and opened her own shop for traditional Syrian desserts & catering service in Antwerp, for events, celebrations and gatherings.

As a mother of four, Rukaia continues to grow her business while sharing her passion for Syrian cuisine with the wider community. Her journey is a story of resilience, determination and entrepreneurship.

The Journey

Syria
Antwerp.

2015

Arriving in Belgium

Rukaia arrives in Belgium as a refugee and begins her journey here through catering and food preparation.

2018

Further training

Alongside her studies a passion for baking and cake making takes hold, and she takes further training to strengthen those skills.

2024

A shop of her own

Traditional Syrian desserts and a catering service in Antwerp, for events, celebrations and gatherings — and still growing.

Chef's Signatures

Recommended by
the chef.

Lamb chops on a mixed platter

Lamb Chops

Marinated for a full day in the house blend, then cooked fast and sent straight out from the pass.

Shish tawook

Shish Tawook

A garlic-and-lemon marinade the kitchen has never changed. Every batch is tasted before it leaves.

Knafeh

Knafeh Nabulsiyeh

Served bubbling, minutes out of the oven. Anything slower is a different dessert.

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