[2] Sabrina Ghayour was born in Tehran, Iran, and moved to west London with her mother at the start of the 1979 Iranian revolution.

[3] After completing her education, Ghayour was employed by restaurateurs such as Ken Hom and worked in corporate catering in the City of London for around fifteen years.

She has worked as a consultant on menu and product development for corporate firms, retail brands, airlines, caterers and supermarkets.

[4] Although some recipes in the book are authentic, some draw inspiration from the Middle East and combine flavours and ingredients of the region with produce available in supermarkets everywhere.

[citation needed] Persiana spent nine weeks on best-seller lists and won the Observer Food Monthly 2014 Best New Cookbook award in October.