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Mourad Lahlou

Homesick in San Francisco, he taught himself the food of his Marrakech childhood.

  • From: Morocco / United States
  • Known as: chef
  • Their tie: moroccan roots
  • When: 1980s–today

The story

Mourad Lahlou left Marrakech for college in San Francisco. Missing home, he rebuilt the dishes of his mother and aunts from memory, and that cooking grew into Aziza, a Moroccan restaurant that won a Michelin star.

“Of course, in Morocco there are no recipes.”Mourad Lahlou · source

Moroccan Cuisine | Mourad Lahlou | Talks at Google · Talks at Google on YouTube. It loads only when you tap.

Where in Morocco

  • Marrakech: where he grew up
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. www.kqed.org/bayareabites/50181/qa-with-mourad-lahlou-chef-and-culinary-diplomat
  2. en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/53447/mourad-lahlou-fransisco-s-chef-love.html

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