Best thing I ate: Ice cream that tastes like my grandmother’s perfume

Critic Brad A. Johnson stumbles upon a Persian ice cream shop and finds a rainbow of floral pastels.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • August 14, 2019
It’s hot outside. You want ice cream. Have you heard about this new Persian ice cream shop in Irvine? I didn’t realize Persian ice cream was a thing, but Saffron & Rose has been making Persian-style ice cream in Los Angeles since 1978, and they...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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