Although I didn’t realize it at the time, they trained my taste buds, schooled my sense of smell, and ingrained in my memory the fundamental nature of Persian cookery and the food of the country ...

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Following is a transcript of the video. Medha: Hey, guys, we're here in the Flatiron District to try some of the best Persian food in New York City. And guess what? It's inside a pizza shop.

Exotic, fragrant, beautiful – what’s not to love about this luxurious cake? Topped with icing and baked in a bundt tin, it's a cake for when you're out to impress. For this recipe you will ...

Turquoise Persian Grill, 36 Lincoln Ave., Roslyn Heights, 516-277-1950, turquoisepersiangrillnbar.com. Open noon to 10 p.m.

Zaynab Issa’s quick skillet dinner combines two Persian classics: kebab koobideh (grilled kebabs) and mast-o khiar (cucumber ...

We first tasted Frey Asgari's Persian fare when he was serving it from ... Mordy's Falafel has been serving Israeli street food since before the pandemic, primarily the namesake falafel jammed ...

The ceremony of staying up all night goes by the wonderfully descriptive term “night-grazing,” or shab-chera in Persian ... with a fruity tartness. The dish is from the north, the Caspian ...

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Torie Cox / Prop Styling ... yalda means “birth” in Persian. To get through the many hours, people gather together and tell stories, seek guidance in the ...

Have you ever reconfigured your day’s plans, just for a menu? Tida Persian Food in North Willoughby lists tahdig sandwiches on its website – something I’d never seen a Sydney restaurant ...