A native of Lebanon, Wissam Kahi co-founded the catering company Eat Offbeat with his sister, Manal Kahi. They discovered a gap in the US market for authentic international cuisine and began their venture using their Syrian grandmother’s hummus recipe.
The company has a dual mission: to meet consumer demand for home-cooked global dishes and to provide employment for refugees, who are hired as chefs to share their homeland’s recipes.