I’d rather never see you and hear your voice on the phone and know you’re happy than bury you.'” This year marks the 40th anniversary of the revolution, which sent between 2 and 4 million Iranians like Zare fleeing in waves, searching for a better life. The milestone makes this year’s Persian New Year, or No-Rouz, particularly poignant. No-Rouz is celebrated on the spring equinox, a time for renewal and new beginnings. And for Zare and three others in the culinary world — Arash Ghasemi, Aisan Hoss and Mehdi Parnia — that fresh start came through food.
