Lakh Lakh Menu for September 29, 2014
It’s my birthday, and it’s also the 3rd installment of Lakh Lakh, my Persian street food pop-up at Porsena Extra Bar. We’ll be serving a…
Category: Persian Food
Tonight’s Lakh Lakh Menu + My Story in Edible BK
Check out the beautiful new Travel Issue of Edible Brooklyn, out today. I wrote a story in it about my trip to Iran, and the…
Lakh Lakh: Iranian Street Food Pop-Up at Porsena
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m starting a weekly Monday night pop-up dinner featuring Iranian street food and home cooking. The dinners are based on…
Put Persian food on the cover of Edible Brooklyn!
A few weeks back, Edible Brooklyn editor (the inimitable) Rachel Wharton, and photographer Lauren Volo came to visit me in Williamsburg. I prepared a feast…
Persian Matzo Ball Soup, Holy Week, and an Earth Day Giveaway
It’s been quite a week, between Passover, Easter, Earth Day, 4/20 Day, and I’m going to throw in Norooz because it was just about ending…
Norooz Dinner at Zahav in Food and Wine
At the start of this year’s Norooz holiday, I went back to my home town to cook a dinner with the wonderful folks at Zahav…
Persian Raisin and Saffron Cookies for Norooz
The Persian New Year, Norooz, is coming up on March 20, and it’s time to get baking sweet treats in order to conjure sweetness in…
Food52 Piglet, Norooz in Philly
Hey Folks, I’m very excited that The New Persian Kitchen has made it to the final round of Food52’s Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks. (Update: The…
Café Nadery in The New Yorker
Last week I was on the phone with my cousin chatting about her recent trip to Iran. She spent the whole time in Tehran, visiting…
A Persian Hanukkah Meal in Bon Appétit
Do you still need inspiration for your Hanukkah—or Thanksgiving—feast? Check out the menu and slideshow for my Persian Hanukkah dinner at Porsena restaurant coming up…
New Persian Kitchen Gift Box at Oaktown Spice Shop!
Last week I visited the wonderful Oaktown Spice Shop in Oakland, across from Lake Merritt. I was not planning to do any book events in…
New York Sour: Tart, Tangy Flavors Rule the Foodscape
Sour flavors are coming to NYC, and this week’s New York magazine has the story. This topic is dear to my heart, as tart, tangy…