Casablanca owner started his restaurateur journey in Jerusalem
Aimer Shtaya, owner of the Casablanca restaurants, has a long history in the Memphis food scene going back to the old Jerusalem cafe. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Aimer Shtaya immigrated to the U.S. in 1996, and has opened a series of Middle Eastern restaurants in Memphis. 'When I opened my restaurant in 1998," he recalls, few of his customers knew what hummus was.
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