Walking into the tree-lined courtyard dining room at Raffi’s Place in Glendale, you get the sense that many happy memories have been — and continue to be — made here. The Persian restaurant, located a ...

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Learn how to make authentic Persian Koobideh kabob with perfectly seasoned, juicy ground meat. This easy recipe brings traditional Persian flavors to your kitchen, ideal for family dinners, BBQs, or ...

This Persian meal combines juicy, aromatic Koobideh kabobs with crisp, golden Barbari bread topped with sesame and nigella seeds. The kabobs are made with simple spices and a touch of saffron water, ...

1.Clean the lamb in cold water and set it aside to dry. Once dried, mince the meat. 2.Take the lamb fat in a bowl. Add onion, parsley, saffron and white pepper to the mixture.

Originating from the heart of Persian cuisine, Chello Kebab Koobideh embodies a symphony of seasoned ground meat, lovingly molded around skewers, and grilled to perfection. This Eid, let the aroma of ...

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. It's a pretty obscene deal for the neighborhood: A one-skewer ...

Weekends in front of Oasis Food Market on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, a guy named Essi sets up a sidewalk grill on which he cooks half a dozen kinds of Iranian kababs. Essi's squat, with black curls ...