Victoria and Georges Yazbeck in front of Becky's in Paris, a local food spot of homemade snacks, made and managed with love. (Credit: Anne Ilcinkas/L'Orient Today)
On this gentle spring morning, sunlight cracks its way in as you cross the threshold of Becky’s, the Lebanese street food spot located on rue Claude Bernard in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, opened several years ago by siblings Victoria and Georges Yazbeck. Fairuz’s voice fills the space decorated in red and white. On the back wall, amid green artificial plants, a neon sign reads, “Bake me home,” setting the familial tone. Read more The Fairuz effect: Why the West keeps sampling her voice With the backdrop of war in Lebanon, Becky’s aims to provide a “safe and secure” space, as the duo say in unison. A place where Lebanese people based in Paris or just passing through can gather to share their pain and anger. “We try to do what we know best, which is bringing people together, letting them know they’re not alone, that we understand....
On this gentle spring morning, sunlight cracks its way in as you cross the threshold of Becky’s, the Lebanese street food spot located on rue Claude Bernard in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, opened several years ago by siblings Victoria and Georges Yazbeck. Fairuz’s voice fills the space decorated in red and white. On the back wall, amid green artificial plants, a neon sign reads, “Bake me...
