Wessen International Kitchen, Tempe

Wessen Murad developed a passion for cooking at age five. Scribbling and saving recipes as her grandma taught her secret family spice mixes, she learned a unique technique for using herbs and spices to make meats sing. Now, at Wessen International Kitchen, she serves up Middle Eastern and Mediterranean classics, like the savory Mansaf. This Jordanian dish features bone-in lamb slow cooked in a yogurt sauce before being spooned over a plate of saffron basmati rice.