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Tag: Persian Food

Blog, Persian Food

Persian Dinner Party with Zokos, Recap

Thanks to our wonderful crowd of old friends and new faces who came to the dinner last Sunday night at Zokos! It was so much…

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012
Blog, Classes, New York, Persian Food

Private Cooking Classes

Oh my gosh, it’s still hot as heck out! I’m glad I’ve been inside all week teaching classes.

Yesterday at the Institute for Culinary Education, we…

June 22, 2012June 22, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

Inspiration: Laleh Kahlili

As I put the finishing touches on the first draft of my book, my head is full of images of the grandeur of Persepolis, walled…

June 1, 2012June 4, 2012
Blog, New York

Plant Therapy

This week, James started a garden on the fire escape outside our kitchen window, so I can look over from my desk and see something…

May 25, 2012May 25, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

Norooz Dinner at Jimmy’s No 43

Next week marks the vernal equinox, when Persians the world over celebrate Norooz, the ancient Zoroastrian holiday that marks the New Year. On Sunday 18,…

March 13, 2012April 3, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

Sunday Soup Supper

Simple idea for a winter gathering: Cook a pot of hearty soup, assemble a crudité platter, buy a fancy dessert and fresh fruit to complete…

February 28, 2012April 2, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

Wholesome Choice Market, Ethnic Food Mecca

I spent the month of January in Los Angeles, and discovered a city of ethnic enclaves packed with restaurants, some fancy but mostly humble, all…

February 16, 2012April 3, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

Taste of Persia: Saeed Pourkay Brings Iran to NYC, One Soup at a Time

At the Union Square Holiday Market you can taste homemade Persian soups dished up by Saeed Pourkay at his Taste of Persia stand. I hung…

December 17, 2011March 28, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

How to Eat at a Persian Restaurant

My cousin Rudine was in town this week. His parents are Iranian but he grew up in Paris. Let’s just say that with this background,…

September 16, 2011March 28, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

Pars Deli: Persian Food in Austin, TX

In preparation for our wedding in Austin, Texas last April, my husband James and I went down to Austin a couple of times to meet…

June 23, 2011March 28, 2012
Blog, Persian Food

Quick Pickled Green Plums

Last week I read about gojeh sabz, Persian green plums, in one of my Persian cookbooks. The author  wrote that every spring as a child,…

June 3, 2011March 28, 2012

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