In an hour or so, Nehme Elbitar needs to tend to a catering job at the Chadra Mezza restaurant he and wife Christina run on Fort Worth’s Near Southside. Then, he’ll become chef Nehme again. Right now, it’s farmer Nehme and dogcatcher Nehme, Christina teases. Their dog, a friendly German shepherd with a pleading face, named Timber, has wandered outside the gate of the couple’s farm. That’s right, farm. The couple earlier this year bought a hilly 7.5-acre spread inside Loop 820 in southeast Fort Worth, with a turnkey 2,800-square-foot farmhouse, that sports views of a lush valley and downtown Fort Worth. They sold their home in Fort Worth’s Ryan Place and moved in March — shortly after farmer Nehme planted the olive trees that were then killed by the big winter freeze.
