NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with cookbook author and chef, Najmieh Batmanglij about the central Asian winter solstice celebrations known as Yalda night.
I grew up surrounded by good cooks, but I only started cooking seriously in my mid-twenties. I’m Iranian and my family would always make elaborate dinners to bring people together....
The quirkiest (creepiest?) social distancing trend in restaurants has finally made its way to DC—that’s right, you can now dine among mannequins. The costumed figures make their debut inside Rumi’s...
Ghormeh sabzi on a pizza? Yara convinced the goddess of Iranian cuisine, Najmieh Batmanglij, to transform Iran’s national dish into a pizza ... with tons...
The term cha (茶) is Sinitic, meaning it is common to many varieties of Chinese. It began in China and made its way through central Asia, eventually becoming chay (چای)...
In its third year, Chefs Without Borders, Tasting Isfahan was hosted by Tom Douglas’ Palace Ballroom on Friday night in downtown Seattle. Organized in collaboration...
Eating habits in East Azarbaijan show the culture, attitude and the people’s income level in the northwest region of Iran. Kufteh Tabrizi is one of...
They narrowed down the list as there were literally 100s of restaurants to choose from.
Adventurous and adorable kids give us an entree into the world’s array of foods and snacks.
Iran claims to be the birthplace of ice cream, but how could it be made 2,000 years ago? The Travel Show visits an underground space used to...
The second annual Chefs Without Borders, a collaboration between Tom Douglas Kitchens and the Seattle Isfahan Sister City Advocacy (SISCA), will be held November 1,...
Some say talent runs in the family, but this is ridiculous! In a new video, Persian star chef Najmieh Batmanlangij invites her son Rostam—the celebrated...
Residents of both Seattle and Isfahan will sit down for a carefully designed dinner this Thursday, taking part in a unique and rather unprecedented cultural...
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