From right to left: Ingrid Chehlaoui, Rita Higgins, and Mayfrid Chehlaoui. Photo by Pierre Lucet-Penato
They never imagined co-opening a restaurant, let alone two. Following the success of Kubri — their first Levantine bistronomy venue in Paris — sisters Mayfrid and Ingrid Chehlaoui and chef Rita Higgins inaugurated their second Paris food spot, Shwi, on April 24. Located on rue de Lancry, in the 10th arrondissement, it brings the art of Lebanese grilled chicken to the heart of the French capital.Hailing from radically different career backgrounds, nothing predestined these three Franco-Lebanese women to come together — let alone behind the stove.Rita worked as a nurse in Beirut and then in Belgium until 2011 before dedicating herself fully to her passion: cooking. That year, when she moved to Tokyo to work as a consular officer at the Lebanese embassy, Rita began delving deeper into cooking by taking evening classes in culinary arts and...
They never imagined co-opening a restaurant, let alone two. Following the success of Kubri — their first Levantine bistronomy venue in Paris — sisters Mayfrid and Ingrid Chehlaoui and chef Rita Higgins inaugurated their second Paris food spot, Shwi, on April 24. Located on rue de Lancry, in the 10th arrondissement, it brings the art of Lebanese grilled chicken to the heart of the French...
