Salamati: Hamed's Persian Kitchen

AUTHOR WELL CONNECTED IN FOOD INDUSTRY: Author is well loved by the likes of Alice Zaslavsky, Julia Ostro, Sofia Levin; organizations such as Asylum Seekers Resource Centre, and Free to Feed program; and media from Broadsheet to Alan Jones. Everyone loves Hamed!

COWRITTEN BY ACCLAIMED FOOD WRITER: Hamed's story comes to life with the help of Dani Valent, veteran food journalist and travel author with bylines/appearances in Good Food, Epicure, ABC Breakfast Television, and more. She has written 3 previous cookbooks, including the 2013 Gourmand Wold Cookbooks Award nominated In the Mix 2.

GORGEOUS DESIGN & PACKAGING: Foil treatment on the cover, full color photographs, and stunning interiors

A GATEWAY TO PERSIA: A cookbook that doubles as a cultural guide that lets readers feel like they're at home around the author's kitchen table; a ticket to an area in the Middle East readers re unlikely to be able to visit on their own

A TIMELY MIGRATION STORY: A moving narrative about staying connected to home, family, and roots through the power of food

PROMOTIONAL RECIPE CARDS: Available for indies, while supplies last

KEY DEMOGRAPHICS: There are over 1.5 million Persians in the United States. Key states: California (~50%), New York(9%),  Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia (8.3%) and Texas (6.7%). Key metropolitan areas: Chicago, Kings Point (NY), Great Neck (NY), and Nashville. Key communities: Beverly Hills (20.8%), West LA (12.2%), Westwood (10.3%), and Tarzana/LA (10.3%)