As a young boy growing up worlds away in rural Nepal outside the Kathmandu Valley, I remember my beloved grandfather telling me a story of how a tree once saved his life.

Momo Garden came about through a family friendship. Waiba operates another Nepalese restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens, called Odaan, and has been in the restaurant industry for about 10 years.

Darjeeling, Aug. 31: There were no negotiations, no threat letters, but a red flag planted firmly on the garden premises overnight — an ominous sign that it was time for the estate to cough up money, ...