Qidra: At this L.A. supper club refugees share food and memories of the lives they left behind by Sarah Parvini Lyrics

Anna Huynh and her husband, John Yap, knifed through the final course of the evening: Palestinian chicken qidra, a traditional dish served alongside basmati rice with chickpeas, herbs and spices. In between bites, the pair said they couldn’t believe that the Kashefis once had to live on the streets of Orange County, in a country where so many others have sought and found shelter.