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Clockwise from above: Café Sabarsky; Hafez; Cafe Sabarsky; Café Menza; Tabouleh salad
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TOP TABLES Sarah Al-Hamad is a groundbreaking Middle Eastern cookbook author whose recipes provided the inspiration for the new date cake range at Caffe Nero. She lives, works and eats primarily in London.
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Hafez, London, UK Order: Zereshk Polow
Café Sabarsky, New York, USA Order: Beef Goulash
In London where I live, my go-to restaurant it would have to be my home away from home, the Persian restaurant Hafez and their Saturday special - the fragrantly bejewelled Zereshk Polow. This traditional dish is given a new lease of energy by the skilled and delicate chefs at Hafez.
No visit to New York is complete without a meal at the atmospheric Café Sabarsky, in the Neue Galerie, for a taste of old Vienna and my favourites: the beef goulash with spatzle and a slice of Linzertorte. There’s no shortage of places to eat in New York, but I recommend searching this one out.