{"id":616328,"date":"2026-02-26T00:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/616328\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:51:13","slug":"dfw-chefs-prepare-for-world-cup-with-tempting-unique-menus-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/616328\/","title":{"rendered":"DFW chefs prepare for World Cup with tempting, unique menus \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

With tens of thousands of visitors expected to arrive in North Texas for World Cup matches this summer, some local restaurateurs are starting preparations early \u2014 workshopping special menus and even coordinating with national teams in hopes of welcoming them in.<\/p>\n

In Richardson, the decor, trinkets and ingredients at Khashoka<\/a> represent the country of Jordan, down to the spices and sauces that owner Muhammad Albakri imports from back home. <\/p>\n

\u201cNinety percent of all our spices, the olive oil, the sesame sauce, everything comes all the way from Jordan,\u201d Albakri said.<\/p>\n

Albakri said Khashoka Dallas is the only “Khashoka” in the country. After watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw and seeing his team selected, Albakri said he immediately wanted to host the Jordanian national team at his restaurant \u2014 so he reached out.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, this is a historic thing for us as Jordanians,\u201d Albakri said. \u201cSo they told us, from our end, we’d like to come. It’s approved from our own end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether the team ultimately visits will depend on match results and security, Albakri said.<\/p>\n

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L-R: Muhammad Albakri, Aziz Francis Kobty and Christian Franco.<\/p>\n

In Euless, Christian Franco, owner of Restaurant Argentina 163<\/a>, is also hoping to attract his team \u2014 and possibly a world-famous star. Franco said he is developing a special menu for the team\u2019s arrival in DFW this summer, including a dish he calls \u201cThe Messi Plate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the milanesa napolitana, which is [Lionel] Messi\u2019s favorite food,\u201d Franco said. \u201cHe always says his mom\u2019s milanesa napolitana is his favorite food.\u201d<\/p>\n

Franco said he hopes the idea catches Messi’s attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully it\u2019ll draw him in,\u201d Franco said. \u201cHopefully. Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Arlington, Aziz Francis Kobty, owner of Prince Lebanese Grill<\/a>, said his food will be served inside AT&T Stadium for two matches \u2014 something he called a major milestone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a dream come true. We\u2019re going to be at the world\u2019s biggest stage, serving in our hometown, representing our hometown,\u201d Kobty said.<\/p>\n

Kobty said opening night is just the beginning. He plans to roll his food truck into the entertainment district on other nights and to serve baseball fans in between.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not be sleeping from June 14 on,\u201d Kobty said.<\/p>\n

For each owner, the goal is the same: showcase the heart of their home \u2014 and of Texas \u2014 to the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe host everyone, anytime, and we give them the authenticity of Jordan,\u201d Albakri said. \u201cThis is the main reason I brought Khashukha all the way from Jordan to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC DFW. AI tools helped convert the story into a digital article, and an NBC DFW journalist edited it again before publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With tens of thousands of visitors expected to arrive in North Texas for World Cup matches this summer,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":616329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5138],"tags":[88502,5229,7948,107395,7371,7372,13388,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-616328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-2026-world-cup","tag-america","tag-arlington","tag-euless","tag-fort-worth","tag-fortworth","tag-richardson","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116134195600506551","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}