Desiree Mehbod, a conversation with Rudi Bakhtiar.
It’s 8am on Tuesday, just two days before Christmas, and while most of us are frenetically tending to last minute “Festivus” details, one Iranian American is quietly planning a holiday dinner for over a hundred homeless Virginians. Every month, Desiree Mehbod and her posse of over 10 volunteers converge on The Bailey’s Crossroads Shelter in Falls Church, Virginia, and serve up some of the best Persian Soul Food in town to those who can’t afford to feed themselves. Armed with the best flavors of Iran, from Loobiya Polo to Kabob Koobideh, these Iranian American angels transform the tired and hopeless faces of the desperate to smiles and momentary gratification. Continue reading “Desiree Mehbod”