Maman's Homesick Pie A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen

Name: Maman's Homesick Pie A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen
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ISBN: 9781611733136

ISBN-10: 1611733138

ISBN-13: 9781611733136

Edition: 2012 (Large Type)

Authors: Donia Bijan

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For Donia Bijan's family, food has been the language used for telling stories and communicating love. In 1978, when the Islamic Revolution in Iran threatened their safety, they fled to California, where the familiar flavors of Bijan's mother's cooking formed a bridge to the life they left behind. Now, through the prism of food, award-winning chef Donia Bijan unwinds her own story and finds that, at the heart of it all, is her mother. From the Persian world of her youth to the American life she embraced, from her years at Paris's Le Cordon Bleu and apprenticeships in France's three-star kitchens back to San Francisco where she opened her own celebrated bistro, Bijan evokes a vibrant…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Center Point Large Print
Publication date: 11/19/1932
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 294
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.45" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English

Donia Bijan graduated from UC Berkeley and Le Cordon Bleu. After presiding over many of San Francisco's acclaimed restaurants and earning awards for her French-inspired cuisine, in 1994 she opened her own restaurant, L'amie Donia, in Palo Alto. She now divides her days between raising her son, teaching, and writing.