Sayde & Georges is named after my beloved grandparents, Sayde and Georges Bourouphael. While I never met my Jiddo (Grandfather) Georges, my Sitto (Grandmother), Bayyah (Father) Amous (Uncles) and Amtos (Aunts) kept his memory alive through stories.

Sitto on the other hand, I was very fortunate to get to know. Sayde was a force to be reckoned with, who lived through the loss of her husband and son during the Civil War and kept a family together even when they were oceans apart. Sitto lived both in the U.S. and Lebanon, but Lebanon was where she felt the most at home. She always made us feel that way as well when we came to stay with her.

This business is named in dedication to the sacrifices my family and so many other families made as a family living in the diaspora. Though we are continents apart, we keep each other and our traditions close to our hearts.