With help from San Francisco incubator kitchen La Cocina, Aisan Hoss and Mehdi Parnia launched Oyna Natural Foods in 2016 to share a healthy Persian staple called kuku with Bay Area foodies. The ...

A couple of years ago, my friends and I showed up for a weekend-long campout near Santa Cruz, Calif. and quickly realized none of us had brought any food. Genius. Soon we found ourselves staring into ...

Depending on your family’s traditions, you might spend your Easter morning hiding eggs in the shrubbery or baking hot cross buns, heading to church or watching old Judy Garland movies on Amazon. Maybe ...

Symbolizing spring, this herb-laden Persian frittata is typically enjoyed at Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Nasim Alikhani is a chef, cookbook author, and restaurateur who specializes in Persian ...

During the month of March, Persian people around the world gather to celebrate Nowruz. Nowruz begins on the spring equinox and marks the beginning of the new year in Iran. It’s a particularly ...

KUKU IS AN Iranian omelet similar to an Italian frittata. Eggs are its foundation, but a number of other ingredients may be added to the mix. One Iranian-born friend of mine recalls her mother making ...

Kuku is a more elaborate version of a Spanish omelet, made with different fillings, from green beans to this amazing herb version that is served for Nowruz (Persian New Year). “Sabzi” means herbs in ...

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 ...