I WROTE A BOOK!
Both a cookbook and a cultural journey, SILK ROADS is a rich and delicious celebration of the world’s most famous trade routes. Weaving together a feast of 90 unmissable dishes and eye-opening essays that explore threads of food, trade, and travel, my book brings to life the flavors of the Silk Roads– from the walnut groves of my Iranian father’s childhood, across Uzbek markets brimming with fragrant melons, to steaming bowls of noodles eaten in the backstreets of China.
Recipes include crispy-bottomed rice with hearty Azeri-Iranian stews, dill-infused noodles from Western Uzbekistan, cheesy Georgian cornbread, fragrant Uyghur lamb chops, zingy salads, comforting dumplings and breads, and desserts like Apple & Quince Pie and Sticky Maple Persimmon Pudding. Alongside recipes, my essays and headnotes delve into the diasporic and regional culinary connections that still bind these cultures together.
SILK ROADS IS HITTING THE ROAD
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UK TOUR
10/10 LONDON
in conversation with Marie Mitchell @ Bard Books
14/10 HOVE
Cooking the Books Live with Gilly Smith @ Rockwater
15/10 LONDON
Silk Roads Supper Club + in conversation with Jenny Lau @ The Lacy Nook
13/11 BATH
Demo, Talk & Tasting @ Toppings Books
20/11 LONDON
in conversation with Dr. Anna Sulan Masing @Daunt Books, Notting Hill
27/11 SHAFTSBURY
Photo Credit: Patricia Niven
US TOUR
10/17 NEW YORK, NY
Launch Party @ Night Club 101
10/21 BUFFALO, NY
Talk and Tasting @ Read It & Eat
10/22 TORONTO, CA
in conversation with Ozoz Sokoh @ The Good Egg
10/26 DETROIT, MI
in conversation with Shuba Shekar @ Vesper Books
10/28 ANN ARBOR, MI
in conversation with Ari Weinzweig
10/28 WASHINGTON, DC
in conversation with Jada Yuan
@ Politics & Prose Union Market
10/30 PHILADELPHIA, PA
in conversation with Natalie Jesionka
10/1 DALLAS, TX
Demo & Dine @ Central Market Cooking School
11/04 AUSTIN, TX
Demo & Dine @ Central Market Cooking School
11/05 HOUSTON, TX
Demo & Dine @ Central Market Cooking School
11/07 SAN FRANCISCO, CA