Whether or not you've ever watched Shahs of Sunset, you probably know that rice isn't just a key part of Persian cuisine: It's a way of life. But when it comes to this extraordinary culinary tradition ...

Tahdig is a Persian showpiece dish: the inverted contents of a pot or pan of rice, the bottom of which is expertly cooked until it is crisp and burnished and crackles when you cut into the pilaf with ...

Various spices like dried chillies, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise on wood, close-up My cavalier cooking practices have been a cause for shame and concern for my Iranian mother. To me, ...

The world is insanely small. I’m sitting outside a bakery-cafe in Tallinn, Estonia, called Røst; it makes amazing, elaborately latticed cardamom buns. A couple just sat down next to me. They live in ...

The Persian restaurant is nestled on the outskirts of Shibuya in a residential area called Hiroo. As you walk to the ...

Hoda Tahmasebi grew up in a Persian family in Baton Rouge. She discovered her passion for food while in New York and came back to New Orleans to enter the local restaurant industry, working her way to ...