Rumi's Kitchen in Sandy Springs has been a beacon of Persian cuisine on the Atlanta dining scene for the past ten years now, but chef/owner Ali Mesghali has gotten some recent attention beyond our city - he was invited to cook at the James Beard House in New York for a special dinner celebrating the Persian festival of Nowruz.
Mesghali actually opened his first Persian restaurant, Shamshiri, in 1998, which was followed by Persepolis in 2000, and then Rumi's Kitchen in 2006. In the past year, though, chef Mesghali has been introducing a new set of dishes to his loyal patrons, dishes that reflect the current embrace of Middle Eastern cuisines happening from the Beard House on down to home kitchens filled with new cookbooks inspired by the region.
The well-established staples at Mesghali's restaurants have long been undeniably appealing - flavorful kabobs, intricately spiced rice dishes.…
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