Business

“Nasser Beydoun, director of the chamber, said that recent articles in the Washington Post and Boston Globe have referred to Dearborn as the capital of Arab America. Warren Avenue is the heart of that capital, Beydoun said. He called New Yesmeen Bakery a jewel among the many Arab-American businesses.”

Hussein Sibini (left), co-owner of New Yasmeen Bakery, 13900 Warren Ave.; Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore; and Sibini's wife, Dina, enjoy a toast with orange juce before enjoying Arab-American specialties at the bakery and deli Saturday. Gore stopped or about an hour to greet Dearborn residents and Arab-American leaders. 

Roma Bakery carries a wide variety of mini pies, various types of breads including zaatar and cheese, family size pizza, pepperoni rolls, hummus, tabouli, desserts and tea biscuits among other items. The menu options are more savory than sweet.

The pepperoni rolls, at Roma Bakery, its biggest seller, have been locally famous for longer than half a century.  A line on the business cards reads: “The Home of The Pepperoni Rolls.”