Food & Wine’s Best Cookbook of 2024 Barnes & Noble Reads Best Cookbook of 2024 Eater’s Best Cookbook of Fall 2024 Saveur’s Best Cookbooks of 2024 New York Magazine’s The Strategist's Best Cookbooks to Gift, 2024 'One of the most soulful and personal books on refreshing, fragrant, and delicious Persian dishes that express her youth, family tradition, and sophistication.' – Daniel Boulud, chef and restaurateur An exquisite collection presenting 100 Persian home-cooking recipes and stories from one family's collection. When Leila Heller's mother, Nahid Taghinia-Milani came to the United States in 1979, she brought her recipes with her. Persian Feasts features Iranian delicacies in a dazzling tapestry of textures and aromas, from Shiraz in the south to Tabriz in the north. This collection of dishes includes hearty stews, saffron-infused rice dishes, succulent kebabs, and delicate rosewater desserts – each one telling a story that is steeped in tradition.