in Adams Morgan, has long wanted to open a place focused on the cuisine around his native Iran. So when he closed 10-year-old Mintwood Place in 2022, he spent a long time looking for the right chef for a new concept in the space. Through a headhunter, he found Turkish chef Tolgahan Gulyiyen, an alum of Greek spots Zaytinya in Penn Quarter and Nostos in Vienna. Though the two came from different countries, they had grown up with many similar dishes.
Zeytoon Parvardeh, a Persian salad of olives, pomegranate, walnut, and chard. Photograph by Scott Suchman Namak’s braised lamb shank with smoke eggplant puree, chickpeas, and beans. Photograph by Scott Suchman
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