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 ...

Tahdig is one of those special foods that’s not only outrageously tasty but also evokes warmth and care in every bite. Translating to “bottom of the pot” in Farsi, tahdig is a popular Persian dish of ...

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 ...

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) ...

Persian cuisine offers a delicate balance of contrasting flavors that have evolved over centuries, and is seasonally focused, nutritionally balanced, and remarkably varied. To build these flavors, ...

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 ...

Few dishes capture the essence of Persian hospitality and celebration like Zereshk Polo ba Morgh. With its vibrant saffron rice, jewel-like barberries, and rich, tomato-braised chicken, it’s a ...

Persian cuisine is the food of Iran, one of the most ancient civilizations on earth. The Persian canon of dishes reflects the wide reaches of the long-ago empire in both their sophistication and ...

Zeytoon Parvardeh, marinated olives with pomegranate molasses, garlic and walnuts from the Persian menu, Mondays and Tuesdays ...

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 ...