Old soul, new flavor: Ahmed Smadi’s hometown lessons spark Mediterranean food truck

Old soul, new flavor: Ahmed Smadi’s hometown lessons spark Mediterranean food truck - Dining and Cooking

Ahmed Smadi has crammed a lot of life into his 27 years. At barely 7, he teetered on a plastic milk crate to run the cash register in his family’s multifaceted convenience store and their restaurants along Columbiana Road, including The Ranch House, Everyday Cafe and Everyday package store. By middle school, he was hustling [...]

Old soul, new flavor: Ahmed Smadi’s hometown lessons spark Mediterranean food truck

Vestavia Hills graduate Ahmed Smadi draws on family lessons, persistence and Jordanian roots to build Levant Mediterranean Fusion in Trussville.