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…
Iran Up Close: My Iran Travel Diary, Part 1
My Persian Street Food pop-up started this week! It was a blast to feed people some of the wonderful dishes I tasted in Iran. All…
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…
Travels with Jason
I’ve been wanting to write about my recent trip to Iran, but it was such a wonderful, mind-blowing experience, with so many facets, that it…
Iran’s Soccer Diplomacy: An Appealing World Cup Team May Be the Persian People’s Best Messenger
I wouldn’t call myself an ardent soccer fan, but for the past week I’ve been planning my schedule around Iran’s World Cup matches. When the…
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…
Passport to Iran: How (and Why) I Struggled to Get My Iranian Citizenship
Last month, the Islamic Republic of Iran granted me an Iranian passport, bringing to an end a trying application process that lasted almost exactly two…
