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Food Truck Serves Up Shakshuka — and Middle East Peace?

JL;DR SUMMARY Three Israeli friends have introduced a unique fusion of gastronomy and cultural diplomacy through their Shuka Truck, which offers the traditional Israeli dish shakshuka on the streets of New York City. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityIsraeli FoodYom HaatzmautStreet FoodMiddle Eastern CuisineShakshukaCultural DiplomacyShuka TruckBan Ki Moon

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New York City, New York, United States
"The Shuka Truck will bring the PEACE to the middle EAST, according to a , three Israeli friends who rolled out their food truck in New York City on December 1, 2014."
Israel
"was parked on 2nd Avenue in the 40s on Yom Haatzmaut, Israels Independence Day, outside Israels mission to the U.N."

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