Middle Eastern Flavors From The Heart Of A Chef

MIDDLE EASTERN FLAVORS FROM THE HEART OF A CHEF
Carolyn Jung
San Jose Mercury News, CA
Sept 14 2005
Born in Israel to Armenian parents, Zov Karamardian’s greatest pleasure
when first settling in California in 1959 was watching Julia Child’s
cooking shows on TV.
She couldn’t get enough of them. And each day after school, she
would head to the kitchen to try out ingredients or techniques that
she’d seen.
It’s no wonder cooking became an integral part of her life. Since 1987,
she has been chef-owner of Zov’s Bistro in Orange County.
Drawing from the cuisine she has created there, Karamardian now has
published her own cookbook, “Zov: Recipes and Memories From the Heart”
(Zov’s Publishing, $35). The book includes more than 100 recipes,
reflecting her heritage and the 14 years she lived in Syria, Lebanon
and Iraq.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS