Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & Beyond

Sabrina Ghayour’s first cookbook is a celebration of the food and flavours from the regions near the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, with over 100 recipes for modern and accessible Middle Eastern dishes. Examples include Lamb & Sour Cherry Meatballs, Blood Orange & Radicchio Salad and Spiced Carrot, Pistachio & Coconut Cake with Rosewater Cream.

Author Biography

Rising star of the Middle Eastern food trend, Sabrina Ghayour is a chef, food writer and the charismatic Persian-born host of regular London supper clubs specialising in Persian and Middle Eastern flavours. She also teaches at the Divertimenti Cookery School. Recent collaborations include the ‘Passage to Persia’ pop-up with Anna Hansen at The Modern Pantry with guest chefs Ben Spalding, Omar Allibhoy, Alexis Gauthier and Tim Anderson, and Oliver Peyton’s ‘Friday Night Socials’ at The National Gallery.

This summer Sabrina appeared at the BBC Good Food Show, Taste of London and Jamie Oliver’s Big Feastival. Upcoming events include a pop-up at Grain Store with chef Bruno Loubet and the BBC Good Food Show – Winter. Her work has featured in The Times, the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, Delicious magazine, Sainsbury’s Magazine and BBC Good Food magazine.