The labor-intensive home-style dishes of Azizam stand out among Persian restaurants — with mounds of chopped herbs, nuanced sauces and stews deftly prepared. This is Persian food beyond kebabs. (Ethan ...

Two weeks after dining at Chelo in Roswell, I’m still daydreaming about the restaurant’s polo dishes — exquisite Persian presentations of basmati rice with a golden, crackly crown (known as tahdig) ...

On an early evening in mid-March, I relaxed into a dinner that has become an annual tradition. The meal — celebrating Nowruz, the ancient rite of the vernal equinox, rooted in Zoroastrianism and ...

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, ...

Leila Heller, the president of contemporary art galleries in New York and Dubai, happens to also be the author of one of the most beautiful cookbooks released this year. Titled "Persian Feasts" — and ...

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 ...

Andy Baraghani, the recipe creator and cookbook author, keeps his holiday table full of streamlined, modern takes on classic Iranian dishes. By Andy Baraghani During Nowruz, each dish symbolizes ...

Few dishes capture the essence of Persian hospitality and celebration like Zereshk Polo ba Morgh. With its vibrant saffron rice, jewel-like barberries, and rich, tomato-braised chicken, it’s a ...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Sophia and Farah Parsa are the duo behind the popular food pop-up Golden Rice Co. "We serve Persian food with a Mediterranean twist every Sunday," said Sophia Parsa. "I'm ...

Your tahdig sandwich might be filled with fesenjan (chicken simmered with pomegranate molasses and walnuts), ghorme sabzi ...

A bowl of lentils and rice is essential comfort food across so many cultures, whether it is South Asian khichdi, Middle Eastern mujadara or Greek fakorizo. No matter how traditional recipes differ, ...