Persian culture Archives

Books + Film + Espresso + Food = Paradise

April 20, 2017 1 Comment

Hello again. As a refreshing change I’m keeping my promise (knock on wood, let’s not jinx it) to write a post here Read More

July 14, 2016 6 Comments

Hello friends! One of the interesting things that happened to me while I’m here in Iran is that I was approached to Read More

October 1, 2015 2 Comments

family taking photo at Ibn Sina tomb [This post scheduled to publish while I’m on my Epic Trip to Iran, part 2.] Read More

August 16, 2015 16 Comments

During my epic trip to Iran last year, I mostly stayed in Tehran, the cosmopolitan capital of the country and the Read More

July 14, 2015 8 Comments

♥ In Iran, it’s customary to celebrate one’s good news with “shirini dadan” (offering sweets and pastries) to pleasure and delight the Read More

June 5, 2015 11 Comments

Horray! It’s time for Part 3 of our Internet: Persian Style series! ( See here for the series’ mission statement.) Let’s Read More

April 20, 2015 25 Comments

In this latest installment of “Drinking in Iran” — a photo-essay series documenting the tasty drinks (aka nooshidani) yours truly had to Read More

February 20, 2015 31 Comments

Let’s fire up that samovar and brew some fragrant tea (or chayee as we say in Farsi) for this second installment Read More

February 11, 2015 29 Comments

It is a truth universally established by now that Persian food is yummy! No doubt! But what about Persian drinks? I Read More

December 18, 2014 12 Comments

In this post about the Persian winter fete of Yalda, I thought it’d be fun to share some behind-the-scenes photos of Read More