Nasim Alikhani

"Growing up in Isfahan, a province in central Iran, Nasim Alikhani was a passionate cook almost from birth, spending the first decades of her life in the kitchen alongside her mother. And so, when she departed after the revolution -- with two suitcases, both filled with Iranian pantry staples -- it was by recreating the dishes of her childhood that she was able to feel connected to her home. After decades of cooking for friends and classmates, she...