Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lyra owners Hrant Arakelian and Elizabeth Endicott talk about the misconceptions people often have about Middle Eastern cuisine and why the food feels both new and familiar to first-time diners. From comforting spices to regional variety, they explain how sharing these dishes can help people open up to new experiences and connections through food.
▬▬ We ❤️ Being Your Nashville PBS ▬▬
Whatever you call us—WDCN, Channel 8, WNPT, NPT or Nashville Public Television—we love being your Nashville PBS.
► Subscribe to Nashville PBS's channel: wnpt.tv/yt-subscribe
► Watch more videos from Nashville PBS: @nashvillepbs
▬▬ About Nashville PBS ▬▬
Nashville PBS, formally known as NPT - Nashville Public Television, is Middle Tennessee’s & Southern Kentucky’s local PBS station.
Nashville PBS provides, through the power of traditional television and interactive digital communications, quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.
Nashville PBS, WNPT, is Nashville's independent nonprofit PBS station, is operated by licensee Nashville Public Television, Inc.
► Learn more about Nashville PBS: wnpt.org
► Donate: wnpt.org/donate
Lyra owners Hrant Arakelian and Elizabeth Endicott talk about the misconceptions people often have about Middle Eastern cuisine and why the food feels both new and familiar to first-time diners. From comforting spices to regional variety, they explain how sharing these dishes can help people open up to new experiences and connections through food.
▬▬ We ❤️ Being Your Nashville PBS ▬▬
Whatever you call us—WDCN, Channel 8, WNPT, NPT or Nashville Public Television—we love being your Nashville PBS.
► Subscribe to Nashville PBS's channel: wnpt.tv/yt-subscribe
► Watch more videos from Nashville PBS: @nashvillepbs
▬▬ About Nashville PBS ▬▬
Nashville PBS, formally known as NPT - Nashville Public Television, is Middle Tennessee’s & Southern Kentucky’s local PBS station.
Nashville PBS provides, through the power of traditional television and interactive digital communications, quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.
Nashville PBS, WNPT, is Nashville's independent nonprofit PBS station, is operated by licensee Nashville Public Television, Inc.
► Learn more about Nashville PBS: wnpt.org
► Donate: wnpt.org/donate
