Beloved in Persian kitchens but still a hidden gem elsewhere, dried barberries bring tang, color, and history to every dish.

Naz Kiani opened the Persian restaurant on White Bridge Pike last year with the goal of bringing a taste of home to other ...

For many Persian families, a meal is a kind of performance. It’s saffron-stained fingertips clouding a freshly sacrificed manicure. Chimes of chatter between khalehs and other aunties playing an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This combination of photos shows photo Omid Roustaei, left, and his cookbook "Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an ...

Mealtimes by the Caspian Sea were always displays of abundance. Omid Roustaei's extended family would gather every summer, swimming at the beach in the morning and returning to mounds of food at the ...

On any given weekday during lunch, the intimate space at Kuluck Persian Restaurant is packed with a wide mix of people speaking in a cacophony languages, both familiar and foreign. Middle Eastern ...

The smell of burning charcoal at Farmers Market in downtown San Luis Obispo brings people to authentic Persian kebabs each Thursday night. Shekamoo Grill is known for its stand at the market — and now ...

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 ...

Mealtimes by the Caspian Sea were always displays of abundance. Omid Roustaei’s extended family would gather every summer, swimming at the beach in the morning and returning to mounds of food at the ...