I don't get many opportunities to work on projects related to the Palestinian and Arabic food of my own family heritage. So I was thrilled to collaborate with James Beard-nominated Palestinian-Syrian Chef Reem Assil, and author of the cookbook, Arabiyya, and Chef Mohammad Abutaha of the Oakland restaurant, Shawarmaji, on a recent kitchn.com story celebrating Arab American Heritage Month. The two shared recipes and a lively conversation about the meaning of azoumeh, a large dinner party gathering of friends and family.