[1][6] He grew up in Jerusalem with 3 sisters, interacting with people from various backgrounds and countries who had come to visit his family's zawiya.
[5] Bukhari is based in Jerusalem but has family members living in the Gaza Strip, including his sister.
[5][2][3] One of his most popular tours explores the Old City of Jerusalem and features foods like hummus, kras beid, freekeh, za'atar, mutabbaq, and halva.
[13][3][10] In 2020, Bukhari was featured in "Colonising the Tastebuds", a short documentary created by Mondoweiss and Baladi – Rooted Resistance.
[14] The film shows him talking about struggling to access food grown by Palestinian farmers due to the Israeli occupation.