‘My Persian Kitchen’ Pop-Up Brings Iranian Cuisine to Cambridge
By Tara Biglari
In quaint Cambridge – home to one of the world's greatest universities – a pop-up restaurant called My Persian Kitchen is revitalizing the local culinary scene. Started by Sirous Vaezzadeh-Naderi and Abigail...
Persian Recipes for Thanksgiving: A Kayhan Life Selection
By Fred Parvaneh
On the fourth Thursday of November, Americans of every faith celebrate Thanksgiving Day, an annual holiday celebrated nationwide in the US since 1789 after a proclamation by President George Washington.
Immigrants to America...
L.A.’s Iranian-American Foodies Produce Video Series on Persian Restaurants
By Fred Parvaneh
Have Anthony Bourdain and Guy Fieri met their Iranian matches?
A popular new web page on Facebook called “L.A. Foodies Social Club” is showcasing Persian restaurants in the Los Angeles area.
The brainchild of...
Thousands Attend Seattle Iranian Festival, Including Chef Batmanglij
By Julie Ershadi
The grassroots organizer behind Seattle’s biggest Iranian cultural event has done it again. This year, Ali Ghambari held the 11th Annual Seattle Iranian Festival as part of the city’s publicly sponsored international...
Iranian Football Managers Squabble In Run-Up to 2018 World Cup
By Minou Yeganeh
Alireza Asadi was named the general secretary of the Iran Football Federation (IFF) in January 2015 – at a time when Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz, the Iranian national team's Portuguese football...
Fortune Telling: Iran’s New Sensation
July 25, 2017 Fortune telling aims to predict the future through psychic means and communication with supernatural forces. Although it has little support in science, the practice remains popular in many countries. Many people around the...
Chinese designer Guo Pei presents fashion show during Paris Haute Couture Week
Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei brought her latest creation to the Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2017 on Wednesday in the French capital.
Under the theme of 'legend', Guo's fashion show culminated in the appearance...
Back to the Roots: Young Iranian-Americans Make Transformative Trips to Iran
By Julie Ershadi
For many young people of Iranian heritage, early experiences of their family’s country of origin come through the stories their relatives tell. When these young people finally go to Iran themselves, those...
Tehran Hosts Major Cosmetics Fair
By Ahmad Rafat
Tehran recently hosted the top trade show for the cosmetics industry in the Middle East and the Gulf region.
Tehran recently hosted the top trade show for the cosmetics industry in the Middle East and the Gulf region.
Picnic in the Park: How Sizdah-Bedar Marks the End of Nowruz
After 12 days of joyous festivities, Nowruz draws to a close on the thirteenth day of the New Year with a picnic in the outdoors.
