At Queen of Sheba, the menu is a tapestry of spices and traditions. “We do a lot of curries, and we have cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, and cloves,” the Ainuu explained.

Hollywood, too, has fallen under her spell, releasing its own polished epic version of her story in the glossy Solomon and Sheba of 1959. The sources and history of the legend, however, are elusive.

One day the Queen of Sheba made her way to the judge’s bench, — no one daring to oppose her, — “ her head uncovered, her bearing composed and dignified.” ...

At Queen of Sheba, the menu is a tapestry of spices and traditions. “We do a lot of curries, and we have cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, and cloves,” the Ainuu explained.