Parsi: From Persia to Bombay: Recipes and Tales from Ancient Culture by Farokh Talati. Published in 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK. Pp: 366. Price: Rs 2,099, £ 26.
Blurbs can be tricky. A well written one, from a convincing source, can persuade someone to pick up a book. Yet they can also be revealing, as with the two at the back of UK based chef Farokh Talati’s (pictured) cookbook, boldly titled Parsi: From Persia to Bombay.
Both blurbs are from leading UK chefs Talati has worked with. He got his start with Angela Hartnett, one of......