Our Culinary Journey

From Syria to the USA

Kossai Yasseen and Reem Al Asmi are a pair of foodies from Daraa, Syria, with a passion for sharing their homeland’s cuisine and hospitality with others. In 2011 they moved from Syria to Jordan and in 2015 they made the big move to the USA. Both Kossai and Reem worked for a number of years at Spectrum Health in their nutrition department, where Kossai was a dietitian tech and Reem was a chef. Kossai is also currently studying for a degree as a dietitian at Western Michigan University. At Kossai and Reem’s core is a love for and loyalty to the authentic Mediterranean diet in all of its healthy and tasty glory. It was out of this love that Hummus & Falafel was born and that they open their arms to welcome you into their new space in Allendale.