The best local feasting, though, is in Darband, a neighbourhood in the north of the city at the foot of the Alborz mountains.
But these days, for the best gourmet feasts, celebrity chefs and state-of-the-art kitchens, you have to go on vacation.
The folks at Arcigola Slow Food, a former left-wing political association that has very sensibly evolved into one of Europe's premier eating clubs, recommend Quattro Gigli for the best truffle feasting in Tuscany.
No such specifics are found in John Adams's "Nixon in China," which features one of the best-known feasts of modern opera, the banquet scene in which the character Chou En-lai and the American president toast each other during Richard Nixon's groundbreaking visit in 1972.
He managed a woeful 53 percent of first serves in, which allowed Djokovic — the game's best returner — to feast on a steady diet of second serves.
By The New Yorker January 11 , 2011Charles Baxter — best known for "Feast of Love," a moving and inventive novel that was a finalist for the National Book Award — has a new collection of stories, which is reviewed in the magazine this week.
And where, you ask, is the best place to feast on all that the bubble has to offer?
Anita Desai's new book is her best since Fasting, Feasting and shares the apocalyptic vision of her extraordinary Fire on the Mountain.
In this sense, Norbury is the victim of her own success: the reader longs for her to get outside, and do what she does best, her eye feasting on the landscape.
For example, Outta the Park BBQ Sauce and Whole Foods ran a Dobango contest asking users to post their best photos from "feasts, gatherings and picnics".
