My obsession with Armenian food stems from my Aunt Mary and Uncle Jack Sherijian’s restaurant, The Peach Tree. I loved going there as a child and (like to many Fresnans at the time) always started with the lentil soup. Mary passed away in December of 2021. During our...
I wrote this in July 2019, during my Armenian home cooking apprenticeship with the Alliance for California Traditional Arts as a tribute to my mentor’s late husband, Raffi Bedrossian. Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) Apprenticeship Program It was...
A reflection on childhood meals at The Peach Tree, my Uncle Jack and Aunt Mary Shirejian’s iconic Fresno Armenian restaurant. I arrived at Zee’s home in early January, eager to begin my Alliance for California Traditional Arts apprenticeship and quickly deflated when...
