{"id":64132,"date":"2025-06-09T08:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T04:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=64132"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T04:56:07","slug":"bella-hadid-palestinian-restaurant-dad","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/bella-hadid-palestinian-restaurant-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Hadid Shares Her Dream To Open A Palestinian Restaurant With Her Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_64134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64134\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid.png\" alt=\"Bella Hadid, Mohamed Hadid\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid.png 1280w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid-155x87.png 155w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Mohamed-Hadid-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bella Hadid is never one to shy away from talking about her heritage \u2013 and it was no different for her recent appearance on Chicken Shop Date.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting down with journalist and host Amelia Dimoldenberg, between the awkward flirting and spicy dips the satirical show is known for, Bella gave a sweet and heartfelt nod to her Palestinian roots \u2014 through food, of course.<\/p>\n<p>The supermodel opened up about growing up in a half-Dutch, half-Palestinian household \u2013 her mother Yolanda Hadid is from the Netherlands and her father, Mohamed Hadid is from Palestine, where he had to flee during the Nakba in 1948.<\/p>\n<p>When Amelia asked which parent was the better cook, Bella didn\u2019t hesitate in her reply: \u201cMy dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Growing up, it would be like spreads of just like most&#8230; he doesn&#8217;t cook for four people. If anybody that&#8217;s Arab knows, Arab parents cook for 50 people,&#8221; she explained.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-ltAfx_dvI?si=hcDldrs_QHB6be67\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She went on to reflect on how much her father\u2019s cooking means to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the most beautiful part about my dad,\u201d she said. \u201cMy dream for him, always, would be to open a restaurant\u2026 take care of his heritage and, like, you know, the legacy of who we are as people and what our food is to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the years, Bella has continuously embraced her Palestinian heritage and also been one of the most high profile celebrities speaking up for the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Gaza.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52334\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52334 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bela Hadid Keffiyeh Cannes 2024 2\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2-155x194.jpg 155w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/05\/Bela-Hadid-Keffiyeh-Cannes-2024-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just recently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/bella-hadid-palestinian-flag-in-paris\/\">28-year-old stepped out in Paris<\/a>, where she was greeted by fans and fellow Palestinians who were chanting &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The moment was caught on camera and posted on TikTok, where the Orebella founder was given a Palestinian flag, and with much passion, she waved it proudly.<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@scoopinparis\/video\/7492899778330758422#038;sender_device=pc\" data-video-id=\"7492899778330758422\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n            <section>\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@scoopinparis\/video\/7492899778330758422#038;sender_device=pc\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/img\/logo.png\" alt=\"TikTok Logo\">\n                <\/a>\n            <\/section>\n        <\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s part of culture; thank you for giving the flag\u2013I would give my shirt!&#8221; she humorously said in TikTok while sharing examples of how her father, Mohamed Hadid, raised her to give gifts.<\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s pause for a moment and reflect back on a joint restaurant run by Bella and her dad? Yes, please.<\/p>\n<p>Bella, if you&#8217;re reading this \u2013 we\u2019d like a reservation for two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31739,"featured_media":64134,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[65,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bella Hadid Talks Palestine With Amelia Dimoldenberg<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/bella-hadid-palestinian-restaurant-dad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bella Hadid Shares Her Dream To Open A Palestinian Restaurant With Her Dad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bella Hadid is never one to shy away from talking about her heritage \u2013 and it was no different for her recent appearance on Chicken Shop Date. 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