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Michael Rafidi
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian american chef and restauranteur”. Today it says “palestinian american chef and restaurateur”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Michael Lee Rafidi (c. 1985) is a Palestinian American chef and restauranteur . Rafidi was named the 2024 the James Beard Foundation 's Outstanding Chef of the Year and also owns the Michelin star restaurant, Albi .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian american chef and restauranteur”. Today it says “palestinian american chef and restaurateur”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian american chef and restauranteur
Now
palestinian american chef and restaurateur
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