Pita Jungle: The art of eating healthy

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“I love to hear the sounds in a restaurant—the silverware, the plates, staff rushing around—it’s a sound that makes me feel at home.” Bassel Osmani waves his arms to illustrate his point in the lunch crowd-packed Pita Jungle at Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale. That passion is probably one of the reasons why Osmani and his two partners have one of the Valley’s most successful restaurant chains.



The three students met at Arizona State University in the 1980s. Osmani, Fouad Khodr and Nelly Kohsok were engineering and broadcasting students with French and Mediterranean backgrounds. On a campus surrounded by fast food joints, there were few healthy food options. The three students saw a growing demand for good, healthy, low-cost food. They brainstormed ideas and came up with the concept for Pita Jungle.

 



 



Written by Susan Lanier-Graham

Founder and publisher Susan Lanier-Graham has traveled the world for the past twenty years, filling a passport or two along the way. She has wandered through the jungles of Thailand, explored the mysteries of the Great Pyramids, and shared the night with a leopard in Zambia. She sailed in the Mediterranean, sipped her way through Burgundy canals and Champagne caves. She followed Rembrandt’s footsteps through Amsterdam. Susan found her center on the red rocks of Sedona and soaked up an exquisite sunset over the Indian Ocean in Bali. Susan is always looking for wow moments around the world or across the street to share with adventure lovers everywhere. She has authored more than 75 books and hundreds of magazine articles. Susan is an award-winning travel writer and member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA). She is a Certified California Wine Appellation Specialist (CWAS). Susan is also the managing editor of North Peoria Lifestyle, a print lifestyle publication in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. Susan's work regularly appears in print and online in a variety of publications. These include various AAA publications, Postcards for Travel Leaders, Alamo.com, Hotels.com, Fairmont.com, Sofitel.com, Paradise Valley City Lifestyle, Scottsdale City Lifestyle, So Scottsdale, Green Living AZ, Modern Luxury, Marriott.com, WHERE Arizona, WHERE Traveler Phoenix + Scottsdale, and more.

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