The Canal Bistro is the realization of a dream for Mona and George.

George’s homeland is Egypt; Mona spent her first 23 years in Lebanon. They know Mediterranean cooking. George has been in the restaurant business for 22 years. And over the years, Mona watched her mother and grandmother cook for their big family from their own herb and vegetable gardens, learning the value of freshness in cooking.

When she’s not at work Mona’s home cooking up a storm for family and friends. “Our house is known as the ‘fun house’ – huge amounts of food, big parties,” George says. “It’s been our dream to open our own place, to be creative with cuisine, and to have a family business that our sons can be part of.”