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Gehad Hadidi

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        Gehad Hadidi is the owner and operator of La Bonne Soupe in Midtown and Huda in Williamsburg. A Detroit native and first-generation Syrian-American, Gehad lived in Damascus and Beirut, before moving back to the U.S. and landing in New York in 2013. He attended New York University, where he studied Urban Planning, and went on to work for WXY, an award-winning urban design agency. 
        After being fired, he followed his passion into hospitality which led him to become the owner of Midtown’s beloved La Bonne Soupe, and in Fall 2023 opened Huda in Williamsburg. Inspired by the terroir of his heritage and his love of welcoming bistros. 



Education
Institute of Culinary Education
Culinary Certificate
2019

New York University, Wagner School of Public Service
Masters In Urban Planing
2015

American University of Beirut
Business Administration, Marketing
2011



AwardsTempus Egestas Nibh Vestibulum
Facilisis: Ultricies Ornare Ligula
2021

Rhoncus Auctor Ornare; Tincidunt Tristique, Porta Libero
2020






Press
New York Magazine
by Matthew Schneier
2024

BusBoy Magazine
Profile
2024

Going Back To Eat in Midtown
by Pete Wells
2021

Midtown’s French Legends are Gone, La Bonne Soupe Ladles On
by Jon Bonne
2023

Sollicitudin Ornare Magazine,
Porta Libero
2020                  









Last Updated 25.06.19