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New Haven Food Truck Pioneer Unveils New Name of Local Restaurant; Ali Baba’s Fusion Matures Into Ali Baba’s Kitchen (Hamden, CT)

November 18, 2020 - Restaurant owner Jamshed Khalid has announced his popular local eatery, Ali Baba’s Fusion, is evolving. His Halal restaurant will be known as Ali Baba’s Kitchen beginning December 11, 2020. The evolution includes new menu items, a newly designed website, and signage as the restaurant is undergoing its rebranding to better reflect customers’ dining habits, while preparing to offer franchise opportunities throughout the Northeast.

Customers have expressed a desire for healthier food options. Ali Baba’s Kitchen&rs...

Connecticut For Sale interviewed my daughter, Huda Khalid, about Ali Baba's Fusion. For the full article, click here.

Ali Baba's Fusion is a unique concept which is unlike any other in the Hamden, Connecticut market. Owned and operated by the Khalid family, the eclectic eatery is a fusion of what they know best: Indian and Pakistani cuisine and culture.

"From early 2001 to 2006, my parents had been serving Indian and Pakistani cuisine from a food truck and restaurant in Orange, Connecticut," states Huda Khalid, marketing manager for Ali Baba's Fusion. "While business was great, they were still only serving to a small niche of people that were already familiar with Indian/Pakistani food. It too...

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The food carts of Cedar Street New Haven were shed some light in an article written by the Daily Yale News. In it, they highlight personal stories of hardships and success experienced by the people behind the carts. It's unknown to the students, professors, and nearby workers that frequent these carts on a daily basis, that the men and women working at the carts have formed a community one would never expect to see.
One particular individual mentioned was none other than the owner of Ali Baba's Fusion, Jamshed Khalid, also known as Christopher Columbus...

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Studying abroad, the time in many college student’s lives when they pack their bags, say goodbye to their friends and family and begin the most amazing journey they will remember and cherish for the rest of their lives.

Studying Abroad is almost like re-entering freshman year of college. You are sent to this big, scary place, not knowing a soul. You have to make new friends, and acclimate yourself with your new surroundings. And that, is all apart of the fun. Here are a few of my tips and tricks on how to have the time of your life studying abroad.

1. Be Friendly
When you first arrive, there will very few people you will already know, or like me, not know a soul. This is the time to put ...