Use saffron, dried limes, rosewater, walnuts, and plenty of fresh herbs for a Persian menu that's bursting with bright flavor. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 ...

Persian cuisine offers a delicate balance of contrasting flavors that have evolved over centuries, and is seasonally focused, nutritionally balanced, and remarkably varied. To build these flavors, ...

Atlanta has long had its share of Persian restaurants, beloved for their rice dishes, flatbreads, platters of herbs and cheese, kebabs and roasted meats. Stephen Kaplan remembers growing up in Sandy ...

Sofreh is a new cookbook from celebrated chef and author Nasim Alikhani. "If we as immigrants become stuck in the past, we deprive ourselves of... Feast on 'Sofreh' — a book that celebrates Persian ...

For many Persian families, a meal is a kind of performance. It’s saffron-stained fingertips clouding a freshly sacrificed manicure. Chimes of chatter between khalehs and other aunties playing an ...

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Scents of saffron and turmeric could be found wafting through Shervin Aghili’s childhood home in California. Whether his dad was grilling kebabs or his mom was slow-cooking stew, the family’s Persian ...

In a small alcove along Sunset Boulevard, plates are newly piled with turmeric pilaf, braised chicken legs and pickles. Celery stews and barley-and-bean soups simmer, and saffron milk bread, or ...

Guests will be greeted with Persian tea and dates, then make traditional dishes like fesenjoon, a chicken stew with walnuts and pomegranate, and saffron rice. It’s not every day you can learn to make ...