Desert Rose wilts over holidaysMurray Wilson/ Fairfax NZ The Desert Rose Restaurant has closed down. The Desert Rose Cafe and Restaurant closed its doors last year, wishing customers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, and promising to reopen last week. He initially opened the Desert Rose food truck in 2010 before moving to Auckland. The Desert Rose was originally a food truck started by high-profile asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui in 2010. He was ecstatic the Desert Rose site was available and he was able to start work on his restaurant so quickly.

Source: Stuff January 12, 2017 04:21 UTC