Anna's Cool Finds

I went out to a movie (The Men Who Stare at Goats) with a friend last week, and heard that Kabob House is a great Persian restaurant with g...

I felt in need of a fortifying yet light lunch the other day, and thought I'd see how Rumi was faring since the last visit. It is sti...

Moroccan Market (credit: iStockphoto) The number of restaurants in a single definition "Persian" seem to be dwindling in Marin Cou...

Rumi by Famous Kabob seemly popped up out of nowhere on Sunday in San Rafael's Montecito Plaza with an opening celebration that served ...

Apadana Restaurant has closed. After experiencing some closing surprises last week, I took a detour on the way home from Petaluma a week a...

There have been some changes in the Marin Persian restaurant scene in the last year as we've seen Hatam change hands, and Papillon ceas...

Hatam's changed hands last year and although I've been there to pick up Persian goodies from the grocery section, I'd yet to tr...

Now I have butterflies... in the stomach. Imagine catching up on your Marin IJ reading to find the restaurant you just reviewed (Cafe Pap...

Butterflies. When I found out that Cafe Papillon serves breakfast every day, it immediately went on my must try list. Dad and I dropped b...

The World of Persia in Marin. Continuing on my trek to round up themes in Marin, I have eaten my way around all the Persian restaurants tha...

Identity Crisis. I've been to Cafe Papillon several times, but not recently. Previously visiting at dinnertime, I found at lunch tha...

Persian Delights. Having passed all these beautiful flowers the other day on the way to India Village , I vowed to come back and try this p...

Persian Garden. Elle and I entered Hatam's on B street in San Rafael and were immediately greeted with the sweet smell of hyacinth pla...