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The best of New Jersey makes its way to the Middle East this morning for a taste of Palestinian delicacy. New Jersey's Tony Caputo is in Paterson this morning at Al Basha and Tony, it looks amazing inside. I'll tell you what, this is one of the most beautiful restaurants I've ever been in. And we're going to show you the inside and the setting where you sit and eat and enjoy. That's coming up next hour. So that's my little tease for you right now. We're starting in the kitchen, making some Palestinian delicacies. The general manager is with us was Hana Wasim. Thank you. Thanks for joining us this morning. Good morning. You look great, by the way, little sleep and he's dressed up ready to go. But you're always looking like this. This place is beautiful and fantastic and they're celebrating 25 years. This isn't some restaurant that just opened a week ago, 25 years. Something is going right around here. What are you guys doing so well that keeps you in business for a quarter century. So, Yasin Baker, the owner and the founder of Abu opened the first location in 1998 So we have such a high amount of people loved our food. So we need to open a second location here in March 2021 designated to dine and fine dining where the first location became designated for take out and catering. So you sit here and eat and you got the take out. We're gonna go visit that a little bit later, but slide away. Let Rudy show off chef Yusef's dishes here. They look delicious. The chef cooking them up nice and early. What do we have there? Tell us what we're the first with onions. All right. And what's he putting on the plate there too? But what's he dishing out right now? So that's our home with meat also? Hummus is a specialty around here right before the. All right. Are these, are these two of your more popular dishes here? Look at these, get a little creative with that. That is fantastic. And now he's gonna add to it and this is something I could get to go at the take out location, sir. Wow, that is quite a dish right there to bring home or sit down and eat here. Fantastic. Looks great. It's the best of New Jersey, Al Basha here in Patterson. You can't beat it. Well done, sir. We'll talk to you out, out on a beautiful day area that's coming. We're going to sit under the olive tree as well. How about that? Laura Nick under the olive tree. You can't beat that. That's a first for us here on the best of New Jersey. Nice way to have breakfast or anything. Really. Under the olive tree. Can you pick the olives? And I know that's where you get the olive oil from.

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The best of New Jersey makes its way to the Middle East this morning. A taste of Palestinian delicacy, New Jersey. Tony Caputo is in Paterson this morning, Alsa Tony. I love the interior and I'm told you have a special guest with you too. A special guest. I mean, we have a beautiful setting here. We got an olive tree. I mean, how often do I get to sit under an olive tree at 6 45 in the morning? Yeah, the mayor is joining us this morning. This man loves the city of Paterson more than anybody. I mean, every mayor loves their town, but this man loves this town and every time we do it best in New Jersey, I get a text from him saying, you know, Paterson has a restaurant like that too. And here we are mayor 25 years in the business for Al Basha here in Patterson. I've been in news 12, 25 years. So we all started around the same time. But look and, and look at what's being brought out here was, is the uh general manager. He's joining us as well. Uh, uh Mayor, I'll get back to you in a moment. Tell us about the, what, what are we looking at here? Because it looks fantastic. Kebab. Wow. The kebab is ground beef and lamb chicken kebab. Oh, goodness. That is fantastic. Mayor. What's your favorite here? You've been here a while. What's your favorite hummus? Actually, my blood type is hummus. It's coursing through my veins, but in all seriousness, my mother used to make it just like this. Sadly, my mother's in the late stages of dementia. So that's why my family and I like coming here because it reminds us of what my mother used to make at home and she used to come here as well. So this is arguably the most popular restaurant in Paterson because we draw people from all over the country. As a matter of fact, it's a Palestinian restaurant. I got this suit in Palestine. Next time I go, I'll get you one. Yes. The Tony Caputo special. If it, if it's free, get me free man. As a matter of fact, a term of endearment is in Arabic is Habibi. So he's now Tony Habibi Caputo. I want people to start calling Nick and Lauren call him Habibi. But nevertheless, the mayor of Ramallah, the de facto capital of Palestine came here in June said this is the best hummus he's ever had. That is fantastic as you got 25 year celebration coming up this Friday, right? Tell us about that. Tell us what's so special. About Al Basha. We say there's no better answer to that than from our own customers who tells us they feel like they back to the blood. Blood means the country of origin. So we've given them the authentic experience, not just coming here and having a meal, they're here for the experience. Well said, fantastic, Alba and Patterson going to get these mugs on Friday. Look at this place. It's beautiful olive tree out here. Mayor Andre say this man loves his town. He loves basha and I love fries. So let's go. Let's I love olives too. You can't beat fries and olives on a football Sunday. Hm. But this is a fantastic experience. Good stuff. We appreciate that guys the best in New Jersey. We'll send it back to you too. All right. Quite, quite. We got it, Mr Mayor got it.

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Time again for the best of New Jersey making its way to the Middle East this morning for Palestinian delicacies. And you know who's there? Newtown, New Jersey's Tony Caputo. He's in Paterson this morning, Basha and Tony, what do you got with you there? What is that? Bring me back some, whatever it is. I have some bread and it's delicious. I had some already, especially when it's nice and warm and they first bring it to the table. It's fantastic. We're to show you how that's made here at, we were at Al Basha earlier that is on Crooks Avenue. That's where you dine in. This is the take out location here on main street. It's fantastic. Wasim Hanai is the general manager here for Al Basha and Basha. And we're going to show you the bread being made in a moment. You got a big 25 year anniversary coming up this Friday. You know, I've been in news 12 for 25 years. So we kind of get started around the same time. Tell us about the celebration happening on Friday in our 25 years anniversary. This Friday. Please come and join us. If I may show you we make our own. Now, that's all in the oven in here. That's what I was holding earlier. But Rudy is going to give us a really close look at what's being done right now. Tell us all about the process here. So as I said, we bake our own bread from scratch. Go ahead. Now they keep, they keep bread fresh from the organ straight to our customers and they keep me it. I mean, it's been nonstop since we get in here. You're gonna use all of this bread today. We keep doing it every two hours, two hours. Wow, that's fantastic in the oven itself. I mean, you got to love that. Yeah. Right. Because it's so good. First of all, when you brought it out earlier today, I was like, I have that bread. I mean, along with the French fries that I had earlier, what's absolutely loved hummus cursed there. I like them so much. But I absolutely love those French fries. Now, of all the dishes you have, what's the number one seller? Is there one that stands above the rest our hummus, the hummus, the hummus. We make it from scratch, as I mentioned. And the hummus can be used in a variety of ways as well. Right. I mean, just with the bread alone, some bread and hummus would go pretty good with cucumber. You can dip it with many vegetables, but preferably with bread. That's how it, well, fantastic. If you're going to dine in, you go to the Crooks Avenue location. If you're going to take out, it's the main street location. Either way you're going to see an olive tree. There's an olive tree in here too. And it's fantastic again. Oh, Rudy real quick. Look, the mayor is out there and he brought his kids. There you go. All right. Hey, we're in Paterson. It's the best of New Jersey. Basha. Al Basha, you can't beat it. And the bread is delicious. The best of New Jersey. We'll send it back to you.

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It is the best of New Jersey this morning and a taste of Palestinian delicacies and all of it is for New New Jersey's Tony Caputo. You're in Paterson this morning, Al Basha and Tony. What a fun tasty morning you have. That is fantastic. I mean, the foods we've learned about their culture here as well in Paterson was Hana is the general manager of Al Basha. Basha. Al Basha is over on Crooks Avenue. That's where you dine in. This is the take out location on main street and you're going to tell us about all of these delicious dishes here, just rattle them off for us. Starting with our home, the tortilla a little bit spicy, the eggplant, smoky and creamy. Our famous hummus made from scratch, a little bit spicy and sweet. At the same time, like plant salad on the side, the with meat in the middle, the cheese all the way to the end. Oh, yummy. 100% vegetarian. Fantastic. And all of that right under the beautiful olive tree. They have one here. They have one at around the corner as well. Hey, look who I found the mayor is here and say it. I mean, every time we do it a Tuesday. Best of New Jersey. I get a text from the mayor. You know, we have that in Paterson as well. Tony. We have that in you. I gotta give you credit on this one. You nailed it. You wanted us to come here and this place has been fantastic. Both locations. I've seen you feature the best cheesesteaks and cheeseburgers, but now you get to taste the best hummus. This is my family's favorite restaurant. Speaking of the family, yes, we've just, we're about to take them to school and I'm gonna introduce you to my eldest Sofia Shea for Shay Stadium. We know you're a Mets fan. I'm sorry, a Phillies fan. Kayla Grace and your youngest is Philly fanatic, right? That's pretty funny. No, he's Mr Met. He's Mr Matt Aidan Kennedy and my beautiful wife and we attribute the good looks of our kids to her for Hannah. We know that. Yes, it's uh without a doubt, sir. Mayor is a good call by you. This is a fantastic restaurant, fantastic locations as well. Beautiful inside, great dine in around the corner. You can't beat it. Al Basha Basha, 25 year anniversary celebration. This Friday. I'm sure the mayor will be there. 25 years. Something is going right. Yes. 25 years. Breakfast of Champions right here. You can't beat it. The best of New Jersey here in the beautiful city of Patterson guys. Will send it back to you.

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Best of New Jersey: Exploring a taste of Middle Eastern food at Al-Basha in Paterson

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New Jersey experienced a taste of the Middle East this morning in Paterson News. 12 New Jersey's Tony Caputo and voter journalist Rudy Bow, enjoying some Palestinian delicacies at Al Bashar on Crooks Avenue. Great restaurant here. A beautiful olive tree within its luxurious dining room. Al Bashar wants to make your visit so much more than just dining. They feel like they are back to the blood. Blood means their country of origin. So we have given them that authentic experience, not just coming here and having a meal, they're here for the experience. Oh, that looks so good. And you can watch the best of New Jersey every Tuesday only on news. 12 New Jersey. Who knows? Maybe your favorite place to grab a bite to eat? Could be next.

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