Scheherezade Daftary, Los Angeles CA

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Growing up  in a large multicultural family in Louisiana, my earliest memories are of reaching up to sneak the shrimp off the top of my grandmother’s famous paella.  With a Spanish mother and Iranian father, cooking, eating, and entertaining have always been a big part of my life in and outside the home. I have moved around the US, living in the South, the Mid-West, the Northeast.  I also lived abroad in Spain and have traveled (and thus eaten) all over the world.  From remembering a particular preparation method in a Madrid restaurant to an exotic spice I tried for the first time in Jordan, these experiences have informed and influenced what I do in the kitchen.  

 

Every other week, a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Farm Box is delivered to my home in Los Angeles.  It is filled with seasonal fruits and vegetables grown sustainably on local farms and every Farm Box delivery feels like Christmas!  I love the challenge of coming up with new ways to cook the things that arrive in my Farm Box every other week.  It makes both cooking and eating a new adventure every time. The Delightful Table is where I share my passion and insights about supporting small local farms and eating seasonally and sustainably.  

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Cooking, teaching, photographing and writing about local, organic, sustainable food draws from my deepest passions and I love sharing it with whoever wants to listen.