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In order to survive, Ghaith Sahib has opened two new DarSalam locations during the pandemic.
The upshot:Â as of December 2020, downtown s DarSalam remains temporarily shut after three window smashings and a break-in. Take-out income from the family s original Alberta spot was not enough to support the multi-generational clan that worked at the two restaurants. So Sahib, who is 37, tapped his credit cards to launch small DarSalam satellites in the Pearl District and on SE Hawthorne. âIt s very tricky, very scary,â he tells me. âAll my savings are gone. My friends say, You re crazy. Everybody is closing. I tell them, I m not opening because life is good. I m doing this because I have to save my family. We have some income now. We re struggling, but we made it to this day. We made it. Thank God.â Â As we talk, Sahib never forgets to laugh or dream of the future. And lest I forget, he also makes a mean falafel.
actor and son of hollywood screen legend and director clint eastwood. definitely have his eyes. do you hear that quite a lot? oh, that i m better looking? you tell me. i m kidding. i m kidding. reporter: he s slowly making a name for himself. you have that look in your eye again. reporter: playing small parts in movies with his father. look just outside. when was the last time you saw him? reporter: like trouble with a curve and gran torino. what is it like working with him? it is a treat, unbelievable. i think every father is a little harder on their son. he wants to make sure you earn it. i ve auditioned for every one of his films. reporter: we have a couple of questions, called a lightning round. i m ready. reporter: favorite cocktail? whiskey soda. reporter: favorite movie? unforgiven. reporter: why? it s my dad s.