Homa Dashtaki's beautifully written 'Yogurt & Whey' is about so much more than dairy

The woman behind America's best yogurt has a new book about dairy, transformation and her Iranian immigrant life
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • March 18, 2023
A narrowly specific cookbook title like “Yogurt & Whey” — its nearly 300 pages bound in a thick cover with an abstract, off-white design that reveals little — might make one wonder just how much author Homa Dashtaki could possibly convey on the...
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