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Tales From Tehrangeles—The New York Times

Faz Poursohi and his wife, Fariba, enjoy a day by their swimming pool, with their daughter Bahar. They live in Danville, Calif. Mr. Poursohi is a chef and the owner of four restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been in the United States since 1974.

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Q&A with Culinary Entrepreneur Faz Poursohi

If you’re interested in opening a slew of your own restaurants, Faz Poursohi offers one inspiring lesson. After all, he has opened and run as many bustling California restaurants as a human has fingers or toes. “I went from living on a farm in Iran to being a chef in a corporate company to opening…

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Grilled avocado with Jumbo Prawns by Chef Faz

Grilled Avocado with Jumbo Prawns By Chef Faz Poursohi Serves 4 people

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10 Best Restaurants And Bars In Danville, CA

The city of Danville in California is a small town that has significant city assets. The town is located in the banks of the Dan River and is known as the Jewel in the center of Southern Virginia. There are many features and attractions in this small city, from the newly renovated amphitheater to the…

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FAZ Expands to San Jose—The Mercury News

Faz Poursohi, a Bay Area chef since 1981, has opened restaurants in Danville, Sunnyvale, Pleasanton, and Oakland. In mid-July, he brings his Mediterranean medina-style FAZ Restaurant & Bar to San Jose’s northern tech corridor at The Verdant. The evolving menu features Mediterranean pastas, kebabs, and flatbreads, along with family favorites like Persian leg of lamb with pomegranate sauce and vegetarian Persian noodle soup.

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FAZ owner reflects on lifetime of food memories

Meals that create and stir up meaningful memories and eating as a whole-environment experience are critical to restaurateur Faz Poursohi’s decades-long success. Although he appreciates a well-known San Francisco restaurant critic’s review in 1984 that said there was “magic” at play after he opened his first dining establishment, Caffe Latte, there is nothing mysterious about…

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