Yekta Market and Kabobi Anniversary Dinner

Although we have been together almost forty years (!) our official twenty year anniversary was yesterday. We had a wedding day lunch at Reza's in Chicago - a place we went to almost every couple of months when we lived in Milwaukee. So we decided we should celebrate at Yekta Kabobi in Rockville. Because Persian New Year is upon us, the market was still open for business selling out on Haft-sin items. The little grass containers were sitting out front, and a haft-sin was on display at the entryway. The restaurant was really busy, and we were lucky to get a seat without reservations. After dinner we wandered about the market. Everything is so fresh - in fact the salad in the restaurant is my favorite because it is so fresh. My husband had a taste for cookies, and was also on the hunt for quince. This place reminds me of the outdoor markets in Iran and in most other places, including Eastern Market right here in the neighborhood. Obviously tea, rice, and pistachios are well stocked. It's all so very colorful and ethnic. Just as I love pierogis and all things Polish, my husband loves all things Persian. Unfortunately there is not a polish restaurant that we know of here. Milwaukee and Chicago were full of those. So Christmas is the time for Polish food and Spring is the time for Persian food. Although nothing stops us from enjoying it all any time of the year. 

Yekta Persian Cookie Treats

I like cake. My husband likes cookies. But once in a while when there is no angel food cake in the house I will steal one or two of his cookies. Usually he picks a few fancy brands up that are on sale at Harris Teeter or Safeway. But for the last time, our grandson brought over some Persian cookies from Yekta - a Persian restaurant and grocery store in Rockville. It's probably the last time we will get these random treats because they are moving to Virginia at the end of next week and we won't be seeing them much even though it is just a few hours away. I usually won't go after these cookies because my husband really likes these, even though he says he doesn't. I don't particularly care for the rose water taste so he is in luck. And I'm sure he would like to stretch this batch out as long as possible for sentimental value. We'll probably go to Yekta this weekend for dinner. Maybe we'll have to pick up some dessert too while we are there.