Z&Z Manoushe Bakery made its debut this week at the Woodley Gardens shopping center, in the former Slice of Rockville space near Carmen’s Italian Ice. The bakery is a new venture from the family-owned Z&Z spice company, whose patriarch got his start operating a Chicken Delight restaurant in the very same spot. “We wanted to be able to represent our culture through our food and hospitality, while paying homage to the legacy of our grandfather,” says co-owner Johnny Dubbaneh. “He was the first in our family to come to America and make a living for himself by setting up a restaurant right here.” The star of Z&Z’s menu is the za’atar manoushe “pizza,” which Dubbaneh describes as “a savory, herbaceous blend of za’atar mixed with rich olive oil spread on top of our handmade flatbreads.” The shop also will be offering meat pies, dips, fries, Middle Eastern desserts and cardamom-spiced coffees.
