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Kite Runner Cafe to Bring Afghan, Indian, Lebanese Fusion Food

Owners plan to open the restaurant at 3800 Lee Highway in April.

A new restaurant opening in Arlington will bring Afghan, Indian and Lebanese food all to one place.  “It’s fusion with a twist,” said co-owner and chef Homayon Karimy. The Kite Runner Café at 3800 Lee Highway will open in the beginning of April. The owners just received their building permits from Arlington County last week and hope to start construction soon.            Karimy, who worked his way up at the Lebanese Taverna as a chef for several years, has dreamed of owning a restaurant since working at his parent’s bakery in Pakistan when he was a boy. He was born in Afghanistan but grew up in Pakistan before moving to the United States in 1998. “My mom is a great Afghan cook so she will be doing a lot of the tasting,” Karimy said. Karimy…

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