Saghar Setareh: Pomegranates and Artichokes

<p>This week, Gilly is with Iranian food writer and photographer,&nbsp;Saghar Setareh whose debut book&nbsp;<em>Pomegranates &amp; Artichokes</em>&nbsp;is the story of two food cultures that share so much in common but which are worlds apart.</p><br><p>Saghar was born in Tehran and moved to Rome in 2007 to study at the Fine Art Academy. But by 2009 protests against the&nbsp;new regime broke out in all the major cities and led to what has become known as the Green Revolution or Persian Spring, and suddenly&nbsp;Saghar found herself unable to go home.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Gilly asks her about her dedication in the book to those who dare to live a life.&nbsp;to those who move&nbsp;‘braving the seas and the mountains, the men and their borders’.</p><br><p>Head over to Gilly’s Substack as she takes Saghar’s orange rice cake to Claudia Roden whose legendary orange and almond cake is Saghar’s inspiration.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>