Pomegranates and Roses: My Persian Family Recipes [Hardcover]

'This is a loving account of Persian cooking, much of it drawn from the author s extensive foodie family. It s a fascinating cuisine, with Zoroastrian (as in sour-sweet balance) and Jewish elements --Melanie McDonagh, Evening Standard


'An American-Iranian, Ariana presents exquisite Persian food...If you love Middle Eastern food, then this is a step up, with ideas that you may not have tried before' --Sally Hughes, BBC Good Food Magazine 05/2012

'Ariana Bundy looks to her Persian roots for this collection of aromatic dishes that will have you rushing into the kitchen' --Homes & Gardens, 05/12

'...rather exotic and just the thing to cheer up a jaded palate'

Marie-Claire Digby, The Irish Times, 05/12

'A really unusual cookery book that is as challenging as it is entertaining, particularly if you are looking to impress at a dinner party'

Galway Advertiser, 05/12

'The Iranian-American author captures the aromas, textures and flavours of Persian food in this gloriously photographed book'

Delicious, 06/12

'The recipes...give the rain-bound British cook a gloriously exotic taste of the Middle East' --The Lady, 05/12

'Ariana Bundy looks to her Persian roots for this collection of aromatic dishes that will have you rushing into the kitchen' --Homes & Gardens, 05/12

'...rather exotic and just the thing to cheer up a jaded palate'

Marie-Claire Digby, The Irish Times, 05/12

'A really unusual cookery book that is as challenging as it is entertaining, particularly if you are looking to impress at a dinner party'

Galway Advertiser, 05/12

'The Iranian-American author captures the aromas, textures and flavours of Persian food in this gloriously photographed book'

Delicious, 06/12

'The recipes...give the rain-bound British cook a gloriously exotic taste of the Middle East' --The Lady, 05/12

For Western cooks the recipes are a useful way into a cuisine that is becoming increasingly popular. Dampokhtak, for instance, the perfect Saturday supper dish, is an ancient Persian recipe invented by the Moguls, take to India and Pakistan, and now, courtesy of Bundy, in your kitchen --Daily Telegraph

A prettily pink book of treats straight from the Arabian Nights, Pomegranates and Roses will transport you to the world of Persian cooking... Drawing on her Iranian heritage, Ariana Bundy has produced a collection of authentic recipes which perfectly capture the flavour and fragrance of Persia. This book will appeal to those who love Middle Eastern food but are looking for some new challenges as it goes beyond the standard recipes found in most books - the results are so worthwhile --We Love This Book

Initially I was merely only seduced by the well-placed antique silver spoon on the front cover with the Damascus rose-coloured spine.
Who says a book cannot be judged by its cover?
Pomegranates and Roses is a must have, more than a cookbook, it is a touching memoir and an homage to a time-honored, exquisite cuisine. Thanks to Ariana Bundy for contributing her lexicon of family recipes and filling a well needed culinary void --Persianesque

A prettily pink book of treats straight from the Arabian Nights, Pomegranates and Roses will transport you to the world of Persian cooking... Drawing on her Iranian heritage, Ariana Bundy has produced a collection of authentic recipes which perfectly capture the flavour and fragrance of Persia. This book will appeal to those who love Middle Eastern food but are looking for some new challenges as it goes beyond the standard recipes found in most books - the results are so worthwhile --We Love This Book

Ariana Bundy is a French-trained chef, TV presenter and the author of Sweet Alternative, the first gluten, dairy and soy free dessert cookbook. An Iranian-American, Ariana was Head Pastry Chef for the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Paris and studied International Marketing and Finance at EBS in London. Ariana is fluent in English, French and Farsi. She now lives between Dubai and Paris with her husband Paul and their son Dara.