In a poignant episode of 'Sommar i P1', culinary personality Zeina Mourtada shares the heart-wrenching story of missing a crucial call from her brother, Chafic, a known hip-hop artist. The call came just before he tragically took his own life. Mourtada reflects on love, grief, and guilt, exploring how food became her solace and expression of love amidst family struggles.
Zeina Mourtada's Heartbreak: The Missed Call That Changed Everything
Zeina Mourtada's Heartbreak: The Missed Call That Changed Everything
Culinary personality Zeina Mourtada missed the most important call of her life. In 'Sommar i P1', she recounts how everything changed in a second.
He had a sorrowful soul, as impulsive and angry as he was charming. Mourtada's brother Chafic, known as a hip-hop artist in 'Advance Patrol', was a complex person. But suicide? A sin.
Love, grief, and guilt resonate through the airwaves in Zeina Mourtada's summer talk, as she turns the arrows inward.
The display on her phone showed he had called in the night, just before he jumped in front of the train.
A missed call. Could it have changed anything if she had heard it?
Food is a comfort in all that is difficult and uncertain. Traditions, context, enjoyment. And in a family where the difficult and painful could not be talked about – a constant, harmless source of discussion.
Mourtada's love language is food. As an adult, she turns to religion, dons the veil, and chooses to become a housewife. Amidst the small life, the food goddess Zeina emerges, larger than life in the public eye with her delightful food and personality. Unfortunately, that story is served as a side note that leaves the listener wanting more.