Tehran – Fig & Quince

A Smorgasbord of Sorts | Persian Style!

May 4, 2017 3 Comments

Greetings friends! Spring has sprung in full bloom here – the “golden waterfall” and “wisteria” and myriad other flora are blooming in Read More

April 18, 2017 7 Comments

Hello hello! What can I say but hang my head in utter shame? I promised regular postings in the last post and instead Read More

November 28, 2016 8 Comments

Hi and hope you all had a delicious Thanksgiving! We had a pretty snow day on Thanksgiving day here in Tehran and Read More

January 13, 2016 7 Comments

Hello hello hello and happy new year again! So how did you spend your first day of 2016? I hope Read More

November 19, 2015 14 Comments

Friends! I’m still here! But that, I mean I’m still writing here on the blog (hello hello) and also that I’m 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

September 26, 2014 11 Comments

Let’s start part 2 of the Persian nooks and crannies of cyberspace (see here for part 1 and the series’ mission statement) Read More

August 1, 2014 30 Comments

I have a treasure trove of pictures and stories to share from my recent epic trip to Iran and while I’ve been Read More