Chicago native Eddie Ishaq, newly appointed executive chef of Wildfire Restaurant in Tysons Corner, has stepped into a role that is his life’s dream. Raised in a Jordanian household that was centered around food, Ishaq comes by his passion naturally. “Arab Jordanians have a tendency to love food,” he says. “They wake up and start to cook. My mom is an awesome cook — she cooks dolmas, makes hummus and falafel, all traditional Middle Eastern foods.”
Problem was, his mom was so strict that she didn’t allow her son in the kitchen. “She doesn’t allow me in the kitchen, even now. I love her cooking, but I let her do her own thing,” he says.
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