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Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for December 1

Good morning! I hope everyone had a delicious Thanksgiving.
Here’s tonight’s menu. As usual, we’re at Porsena Extra Bar, 21 E. 7th Street in Manhattan, between…

December 1, 2014December 22, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for November 24 + Persian Hanukkah Dinner in December!

Over here at Porsena we are marinating fish in saffron, caramelizing onions, and folding perfect phyllo triangles to make sambuseh, all for tonight’s dinner.
Before I…

November 24, 2014December 8, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for Monday November 10

One of the best things about doing the pop-up is meeting the many Iranians and Iranian Americans who have found their way to Lakh Lakh.…

November 10, 2014November 13, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for Monday November 3

Did everyone watch last night’s episode of Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, featuring Iran? I only got to see parts of it, but what I saw was…

November 3, 2014November 10, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for Monday October 27

I’m very excited this week because we’ve been trying out different brands of lavash bread, and nothing has been quite perfect. Tonight, someone is bringing…

October 27, 2014November 10, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for October 20 + Tahini in the Wall St Journal

I’m excited that this past week I got to write about tahini for the Wall Street Journal. This is one of my favorite ingredients. Check…

October 20, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for Monday October 13

I just finished making a sauce of tamarind, onions, garlic, fenugreek, and cilantro for tonight’s Mahi Kari, aka Southern Iranian style curry fish, and it…

October 13, 2014November 10, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

Lakh Lakh Menu for October 6 + Feature in Tasting Table

Last week we were thrilled to have the folks from Tasting Table come by and write about the food at Lakh Lakh, my weekly pop-up.…

October 6, 2014October 9, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

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…

September 29, 2014October 6, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

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…

September 7, 2014October 6, 2014
Blog, New York, Persian Food

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…

January 27, 2014March 6, 2014
Blog, Jewish Food, New York, Persian Food

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…

November 27, 2013November 27, 2013

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