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Located in the sincerity of Tehrangeles, each evening Saffron and Rose serves as a meeting place for UCLA students, snooping foodies, and homesick Persians. It's not the most glamorous location, devoid of parking, surrounded by shuttered shops and an eyesore of an empty Borders across the terrace. Yet on a recent weeknight, the place was packed.

Source: LAist

If you are looking for a gigantic deal and some interesting food, we suggest you try the buffet at Orchid in Costa Mesa, served both at lunch and dinner every day but Saturday. It might be a careful introduction to Iranian — or Persian — cuisine if you are unfamiliar with it.

Source: Daily Pilot

Iranian or Persian cuisine has a lustrous history to it. Its cuisine has influenced other Mediterranean cuisines such as Greek, Roman as well as other Asian cuisines, including India. Interestingly, however, Persian cuisine hasn't been influenced by other cuisines. To this day, it has retained its autochthonous flavours.

Source: The Hindu

Tehran denies China's $30 billion responsibility to Iran

Jul 26, 2011 (Trend News Agency - McClatchy-Tribune Intelligence Services via COMTEX) -- The Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) denied the late media reports about China's $30 billion debt over Iran's oil export, Mehr Advice Agency reported quoting CBI Governor Mahmoud Bahmani as saying.

Source: Middle East North Africa Financial Network