Dec 4, 2018 – I’m excited to announce my debut restaurant “Ariana’s Persian Kitchen” to open at the Royal Atlantis Hotel & Residences in Dubai Sept 2019!
So proud that we can finally showcase our beautiful Persian cuisine and rich heritage at such an incredible venue.
Be Omid e Didar! (See you soon!)
Full details here: Press Release
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July 2, 2017 – I’m thrilled to announce that my cookbook ‘Pomegranates & Roses: My Persian Family Recipes” is now available in Farsi! The book was wonderfully translated by my step-brother Sam Gharibian and wonderfully reproduced by Rowzaneh publishing house in Iran. The book is available at Book City outlets and other booksellers and online retailers.
June 3, 2017 – “The essence of Persian cuisine is balance. Flavours, ingredients and spices are combined in ways that are unusual and yet somehow familiar, exotic yet very nurturing.” Extract from an interview with the Food Lovers website. Full interview and some recipes can be found here: https://www.foodlovers.in/people/the-intricacies-of-iranian-cuisine-category-image-related-page/
Mar 19, 2017 – Wishing you all a happy and healthy Persian New Year. Love and peace start at home and then spread through the world and in everything we do. In the picture: the most effortless Sabzeh I ever made (home sprouted lentils), my son Dara and his lovely friend all dressed up for a Norouz play and Sabzi Polo Mahi, the customary herbed rice (dill, parsley, garlic chives), smoked white fish with a squeeze of heavenly Narenj (Seville orange) or punchy Shirazi lime. Much love 
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Feb 18, 2017 – Fox Life India is once again screening Ariana’s Iran (Ariana’s Persian Kitchen). I’m getting a lot of great feedback from Indian viewers who are intrigued by the completely different types of spices used in Iranian cuisine. But there’s more in common between Persian and Indian cuisine than you might think. We both eat a lot of rice (and drink a lot of tea!) and many of our dishes and foods have very similar names, having originated in Iran such as Biryani, Nan/Noon (bread) and Pilau/Polo (rice). Fascinating!
Jan 6, 2017 – Ariana’s Persian Kitchen is back on Nat Geo People Asia in English every day for the next 2 months! Airing in UAE, Iran, Singapore, China, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Philippines, India, Malaysia and 40 more countries! Check here for your local times/listings http://natgeoadv.ficarabia.tv/ Hope you enjoy 
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Jan 1, 2017 – Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! Saleh Noh Tabrik migam 🙂
Let there be more peace in this world for 2017, more wholesome organic sustainable yummy foods and even more good times with family and friends!
Excited to share my new project for 2017 with you, stay tuned!
Love, Ariana x
Dec 15, 2016 – Here’s Ariana picking the wild crocus flowers of Khorrasan than produce saffron. 92% of the worlds saffron is from Iran, and it’s all of the highest quality grade A!
Nov 1, 2016 – The Gilan episode of Ariana’s Persian Kitchen is now airing on Fox Life India. Enjoy!
Gilan by the Caspian Sea is famous for its unique cuisine! It also has lots of different types of pickles and ‘chutneys’ called Torshis: aged garlic, green beans, walnuts, hafteh bijar (7 local herbs) etc plus different kinds of jams/preserves citron, orange blossom, black mulberry, orange peel, cornelian cherry (zoghalakhteh). Am I missing anything?? 🙂x
Oct 24, 2016 – Great turn out, great questions and so much fun at the Farhang Foundation event in Orange County.
