above says, Westwood is also great for Persian food. For something you can’t find elswhere, try the Attari sandwich shop – it’s in a little courtyard you access from the sidestreet just south of Borders,...

food & Zpizza has a great pizza with feta, eggplant, kalamata olives (Gallows & Rt 29), Mirage Kabob & Sweets (they have kuku...if I spelled this right) and Flavors for soul food – love the side dishes (near your office),...

Our favorite Persian lunch spot is a hidden place called Attari, at the corner of Westwood and Wilkins. The entrance is on Wilkins across from the 7-11, through the patio. I always order the ash-e soup, and a kuku sandwich....

Some of Batmanglij’s recipes turn out quite well. I would recommend khoresht-e lubiya sabzi (stew with green beans), kuku-ye sabzi (herb omlette), ash-e reshteh (noodle soup) and her recipe for carrot preserves with...

Appetizers: Naun Chatni Gashneez Rayta Achar (flat breads and condiments) Ashak (leek-filled dumplings) Kuku e Tarkari (vegetable omelet) Bourani Baunjan (eggplant with yogurt sauce) Entrées: Kaddo Bourani (baked pumpkin) Salan (spicy chili

, make a little saffron water as described above (please note that leftover saffron water will keep a week in the fridge and can be used up in omelettes - " kuku" - or stews.). Now for the sinful part – when you begin...

the kuku sandwich. It’s a unique experience – if that’s what you’re looking for, don’t miss it. For Mexican holes-in-the-wall near where you are, try Tacos Por Favor in Santa Monica on Olympic at...

like the lunch only Attari sandwich shop (enter on Wilkins, just around the corner off of Westwood Blvd). Along with the lovely little courtyard and Persian ladies who lunch scene, the sandwiches are excellent. I’ve tried...

The soups and kuku sandwiches at Attari are my favorite lunch items in Westwood.

international variant like banh mi and italian subs – prefect, crunchy french baguette with lettuce and pickled vegetables and fillings – my favorite is the kuku, which is kind of a green herby frittata. I also love...

) Bolivia: saise, fresh pan campesino, goat cheese from the altiplano Brasil: manisoba & pichana German: wurst, kartoffelsalat, sauerkraut, und brot UK: yorkies, roast beef Mozambique: chicken piri piri Kenya: m’chuzi wa kuku...

, barberries, candied orange peel, carrots: a simple of re-birth Fish (Sabzi polow ba mahi) representing fertility. The fish is prepared either fried or smoked? Eggs & Herbs (Kuku-ye sabzi) … I’m getting sabzi means rice … more...

://www.villagevoice.com/nycguide/ve13921,1.html ), he claims that it’s the only non-kosher “Persian” restaurant in NYC—not true (Persepolis +/- Ravagh), and makes fun of a dish named "kuku sabzi," which...

My Iranian husband makes kofte, various khoresht (stews), kuku (like a crustless quiche) and rice all the time. I have given his family’s recipe for ghormeh sabzi elsewhere here, under a thread about fenugreek. I also gave...

. (You can mix half and half with eggplant, but the eggplant must be salted, drained and patted very dry first. Both ways are very good!) Another thing I make all the time is a Persian zucchini omelette called kuku. For this, you...