Najmieh Batmanglij's guest appearances

Najmieh Batmanglij

National Book Festival 2015 Videos

Kevin Young

Bryan Stevenson

Walter Isaacson

Dan Wells

Laura Lippman

Jon Meacham

Marilynne Robinson

Naomi Shihab Nye

Cokie Roberts

Evan Osnos

Tom Brokaw

Walter Mosley

Patrick O'Connell

David McCullough

Annette Gordon-Reed

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Sep. 5, 2015. Najmieh Batmanglij discusses "Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Dubbed as “the guru of Persian cuisine” by The Washington Post, Najmieh Batmanglij has dedicated her life to Persian and Iranian cuisine and has spent the past 35 years adapting authentic traditional recipes to Western tastes and techniques. She has written several cookbooks, including “From Persia to Napa: Wine at the Persian Table,” which in 2007 received the Gourmand Cookbook Award for the world’s best wine history. Her newest cookbook is a special 25th anniversary edition of “Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies, which has been completely redesigned for today’s generation of cooks and food fanatics. Batmanglij lives in the District of Columbia, where she teaches Persian and Silk Road cooking, and consults with restaurants around the world. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6963

Sep. 5, 2015. Najmieh Batmanglij discusses "Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. <br><br>Speaker Biography: Dubbed as “the guru of Persian cuisine” by The Washington Post, Najmieh Batmanglij has dedicated her life to Persian and Iranian cuisine and has spent the past 35 years adapting authentic traditional recipes to Western tastes and techniques. She has written several cookbooks, including “From Persia to Napa: Wine at the Persian Table,” which in 2007 received the Gourmand Cookbook Award for the world’s best wine history. Her newest cookbook is a special 25th anniversary edition of “Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies, which has been completely redesigned for today’s generation of cooks and food fanatics. Batmanglij lives in the District of Columbia, where she teaches Persian and Silk Road cooking, and consults with restaurants around the world. <br><br>For transcript, captions, and more information, visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6963" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6963</a>

Najmieh Batmanglij: 2015 National Book Festival