This book adds details about the run-up to the revolution but covers familiar ground for those already versed in Iranian history.

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Diners praise the six-course tasting menu, which covers culinary ground with everything from a local foie gras to chef Giovanni Apollo's masterful chocolate dessert creations.

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The recent Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Disgraced, " covers related ground.

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