Media Coverage, Interviews, & Shout-Outs
Media quotes and interviews showcasing my expertise in Persian culinary history, principles, and practices have been humbling and rewarding. Below are a sampling of such mentions and engagements.
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December 22, 2023 -- The editors of SeriousEats.com included me as one of their 10 favorite 2023 contributors.
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December 22m 2023 -- I was quoted in the British newspaper The Independent article "Thousands Gather at Stonehenge for Winter Solstice" about the history of pomegranate, its importance in Persian culture, and its role in Iranians celebration of winter solstice.
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December 8, 2023 -- The editors of SeriousEats.com selected my Tahdig (Persian Crunchy Rice) recipe as one of their seven favorite recipes of 2023 among hundreds they had published in 2023.
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November 2, 2023 -- In their weekly end-of-the-week roundup article, editors of SeriousEats.com highlighted me with such kind words as “…Nader's work is...absolutely flawless. This is worth mentioning in our silly little mailbag round-ups because this is a wildly discerning team of editors…”
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I was approached by the public relations team of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Modesto, California, to provide them background information about the culinary uses of unripe green almonds in Persian culinary culture for a public relations article that they are preparing.
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2023-09-28 -- I was interviewed extensively by a graduate student in the Global Journalism and Near Eastern Studies program at NYU for a podcast about the history, prevalence, and habits associated with alcoholic beverages in Persian culture.
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2023-07-07 -- The Summer 2023 issue of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) Newsletter featured a sampling of my Persian food photography.
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2023-04-22 -- A detailed interview with me was featured on the Member Spotlight section of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) website.
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2022-01-19 -- I was interviewed and quoted extensively for the Atlas Obscura article "Eating the Red Soil of Rainbow Island - The landscapes on Hormuz, Iran, are striking and Edible" about traditional flat bread and fermented sauces native to the Iranian island of Hormuz in Persian Gulf.
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2021-12-30 -- Chef Hoss Zaré who is one of the executive chefs at Google responsible for all Persian and Middle eastern food items across all Google internal company employee restaurants, used my Persian Orange Blossom Jam in his latest creation.
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2021-12-15 -- I was approached by staff at Voice of America Persian Program to make myself available to them, as needed, as subject matter resource of topics related to Persian/Iranian food and gastronomy.
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2021-12-06 --I was quoted in the New York Times article "Welcoming Brighter Days on Yalda With Pomegranates" about the history of Shab-é-Yalda, the Persianate communities celebration of winter solstice, and the associated culinary traditions.
