Connecting with Culture with Payam Banifaz

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Special guest actor/comedian Payam Banifaz joins Beata and Bita on the podcast to talk about Persian food, favorite LA restaurants, and building community within the Iranian-American community. Payam confides he was a picky eater growing up, and shares the dish he dislikes the most!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find Payam on Instagram at:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pbani"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Payam Banifaz (@pbani)</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Restaurants Referenced:</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.sadafencino.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sadaf</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in Encino</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.raffisplace.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Raffi’s</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in Glendale</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All Modern Persian Food podcast episodes can be found at:</span> <a href= "https://modernpersianfood.com/episodes/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Episodes</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Co-host Beata Nazem Kelley blog:</span> <a href="https://beatseats.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">BeatsEats – Persian Girl Desperately Addicted to Food!</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Co-host Bita Arabian blog:</span> <a href="https://ovenhug.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Oven Hug - Healthy Persian Recipes | Modern Persian Recipes</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe+ to the Modern Persian Food podcast on your favorite podcast player, and tell a friend.</span></p> <p>Podcast production by <a href="http://alvarezaudio.com">Alvarez Audio</a></p>