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Keepin’ it simple Samad Grill elevates food with love and a little garlic By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Jamal Samad prides himself on the simplicity of the food at his restaurant, Samad Mediterranean Grill and Market. But simple isn’t easy, he said, like most people think. “The harder thing is to keep things simple and tasty, and make it healthy,” said Jamal, with a thick Lebanese accent. Jamal said the kitchen staff, including himself, doesn’t compromise or cut corners. Everything at Samad Grill is made with fresh ingredients. And, everything – except the gyro meat, which is Halal, and pita bread – is made from scratch.
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Jamal and Lesley Samad, owners of Samad Mediterranean Grill and Market, sit at a booth inside their restaurant March 29. Opened in 2012, Samad Grill is located in a shopping center on Roswell Road.
Lesley Samad provides a plate filled with a variety of salads, falafel, lentil soup and fried cauliflower. Lebanese food is known for its use of fresh herbs and garlic, she said.
City allocates grant funding to strengthen arts, recreation SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs officials have approved grants worth $160,000 for several nonprofit arts and recreation programs targeting underserved and low-income residents. At its March 7 meeting, the Sandy Springs City Council approved grant funding requests from six organizations that provide summer education, athletics and camp programs in the community. Grants approved included $25,000 allotments each for new programs at Horizons Atlanta, Catalyst Sports, Sandy Springs Youth Sports, Los Niños Primero and The Healthy Youth USA Foundation. Awards also included three $15,000 allotments for Horizons Atlanta, Northside Youth Organization and The Healthy Youth USA Foundation to partially fund programs that began in 2022. Sandy Springs initially budgeted $75,000 for the Nonprofit Arts and Recreation Grant program in 2023 but later increased that amount to $160,000 after receiving multiple eligible grant requests.