It’s absolutely no coincidence that Sabrina Ghayour’s latest cookbook is all about ease. She wrote Persiana Everyday during some major life changes: she had just become a stepmother to two young boys, ...

Koobideh and carne asada, served with gallo pinto and tajadas (fried plantains). Or lamb shank braised in saffron and spices, ...

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Nearly two years after Shiraz Grille closed, a new Persian restaurant has popped up on 28th Street. (An August 2022 photo shows the menu for Backyard Persian ...

Chef Alon Shaya's Saba (5757 Magazine St., 504-324-7770) is serving Persian food to kick off a series of special menus of cuisines from the Middle East. The Persian menu is inspired by dishes from ...

Aromatic steam rises from a bowl of saffron-stained basmati rice; more steam escapes from the dark, thick sauce pooled around a chicken drumstick in a separate bowl. The steam scents the cool air ...

As many of you know, several months ago I committed to studying Persian food. What I discovered totally took me by surprise. Persian food is very sexy. Think about these ingredients: Syrups made from ...

When Jonathan Foreman and his wife Tara Rowe-Foreman moved to Buffalo 13 years ago, they set their intentions. First, they bought a house on the West Side. Next, Jonathan wanted to open up a business, ...

There was a time when — if you had a hankering for nice plate or kashke bademjan, tahdig or fesenjoon — you had to negotiate the terrors of the Ventura Freeway, and the quirks of the 405, to make your ...