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 ...

Middle Eastern cuisine is full of diverse flavors that encompass way more than just kebabs and hummus. Here are some of our ...

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) ...

I first wrote about the Persian dish fensenjan in a review for the now defunct Darius Palace in Fort Lauderdale. The slow-stewed walnut and pomegranate dish that Darius served reminded me of a version ...

A golden, one-pot Persian comfort dish packed with flavor and warmth—simple, hearty, and satisfying.

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 ...

Naz Deravian, a food writer and author of the cookbook Bottom of the Pot, details her go-to gift, a Persian rice cooker, and ...

Spring’s green shades were a tonic saturating the dishes served at the Azizam pop-up dinner on Monday night, held in the space recently vacated by Konbi in Echo Park. The meal began with sabzi khordan ...

Sara Akhavan is a writer, creative director, and marketing professional living in Southern California by way of North Carolina. For many Persian families, a meal is a kind of performance. It’s saffron ...

People often ask Sima Mohamadian two questions. If she was born in Iran, why does she own a Mexican restaurant instead of serving Persian cuisine? And, if she is not vegan or vegetarian, why does she ...