Zulfi had trouble enjoying vacations, he always wanted to be looking over the shop. Photo: Courtesy of Andrija Sučević.

Orijent took pride in never cutting corners on ingredients. Photo: Courtesy of Andrija Sučević.

Zulfi Tahiri's shop, pictured here in the 1970s, used to be disarmingly chintzy in its interior decorations. Photo: Courtesy of Andrija Sučević.

After World War Two Zulfi Tahiri (right), began to go by his real name after years of going by the name Ahmet. Photo: Courtesy of Andrija Sučević.

Festim Trota, pictured here in July 2008 with Ildeza Tahiri-Martelanc and Šeherezada Tahiri-Sučevic, was the first close member of their father's Albanian family the two sisters had ever met. Photo: Courtesy of Festim Trota.

Though Ildeza and Šeherezada have sold a majority share in the shop, they are still involved in its operations. Photo: Courtesy of Ildeza Tahiri-Martelanc and Šeherezada Tahiri-Sučević.