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 ...

For people who aren't intimately connected to Persian culture, kebabs may be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the cuisine. Don't get me wrong, kebabs are delicious, and part of the ...

Over the past 16 years, the AJC’s From the Menu of column has received more requests for recipes from Rumi’s Kitchen than from any other single restaurant.

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 ...

In this culinary challenge, Woman vs. Food takes on a Persian Shah grilled meat platter, a dish as extravagant as it is ...

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Although there’s a multitude of ethnic restaurants in South Florida, there are just a few places to find Persian food. Amin Ebrahimi, 35, took notice of this scarcity at a young age. In his 20s, ...

At Persian restaurant Sadaf, located in a plain, single-story building along Encino’s bustling main drag of Ventura Boulevard, a manager wearing a crisp black button-down greets diners with a smile ...

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Parsi food carries with it the fragrance of journeys across seas, of communities that left their homeland in Persia and found refuge on the western shores of India centuries ago. It is food that ...

(CNN) — Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which Tuesday, March 19. These three cookbooks from Khan ...