fluffy, long grained, perfectly seasoned with saffron.g you've ever had. >> tony, first, you should take the butter and put it on your rice. bon appÉtit. >> bon appÉtit. >> it's good. >> it's really good, yeah. it was a hopeful time when i arrived in iran. a window had opened. there had been a slight loosening of restrictions since the election of president hassan rouhani, and there was optimism for a deal that could lead to an easing of crippling economic sanctions imposed because of iran's continued nuclear program. trade restrictions that have been very, very difficult for everyone. but there's a push happening between opposing factions in the government. on one hand iranians are the descendants of ancient persia, an empire of poetry, flowers, the highly influential culture that goes back thousands of years. but the ruling clerical and military class are at best ambivalent, at worst actively hostile to much of that tradition. severe religious-based restrictions of speech, dress, behavior were ushered in by the rise of the ayatollah dur

rice mixed with yogurt and saffron baked into a crispy dough.an anyone can conceivably eat. is that -- >> yes, if you don't like your guest, you don't put anything. [ laughter ] >> and here we have a large very big meatball. >> kuftarisi. ground beef, onion, and cooked rice. walnuts, dried apricots, boiled egg and barberries. >> anyway, we are a very interesting nation. >> and very, very confusing. >> extremely confusing. >> the contradictions are just -- >> enormous. >> enormous. >> iranians, we take you into our house and take you to our hearts. in that way we are extreme. we are extremists in so many ways. >> you see this tortured relationship between america and iran for many years. how do you think most americans will react when they see this? >> they will start coming. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> it is very important for us as iranians, to get true, to make sure that we are seen as humans here and not the so-called enemy or the darkness of iran. like you go to anybody's house in iran, and i am sure they will welcome you. >> the axis of evil. w

and it has saffron, white vegetables, and lots of heavy cream. as soon as those mussels start to open up, you're almost there. aly: so now, i know governor haley's given you quite the honor. talk to me about what you just got chosen with. >> it's really exciting for me. i've been selected as one of four chef ambassadors for south carolina. i'll represent the upstate, and all the amazing places you can go, things you can do, farmers you can frequent, and all the amazing , wonderful south carolina products the we produce here, like split creek farms goat cheese has amazing things. greenboro farms, pork, weve got some awesome things here in south carolina. beautiful places to go, lots of restaurants to turn major heads. we win awards every day. our upstate and greenville. and bounds, and i feel like all we have to do is shine that light in our direction, and it's amazing. aly: there you go. she showed you how easy it is to make, but you're not going to get it quite like chef youngblood, so come on down to passerelle. nigel: young. -- yum. news 4 at

got some pepper, diced roma tomatoes, and this is our prepared saffron cream sauce, and it has saffron, white wine, and lots of heavy cream. get that down in there and warm. as soon as those mussels start totopen up, you're almost there. aly: so now i know governor haley's given you quite the honor. talk to me about what you just got chosen with. chef youngblood: t tt is really exciting for me. i've been selected as one of four chef ambassadors for south carolina. i'll represent the upstate and all the amazing places you can go, things you can do, farmers you can frequent, and all the amazing and wonderful south carolina products we produce here like creek farms goat cheese. amazing things. greenboro farms, pork, we've got some awesome things here in south carolina. we have beautiful places to go, lots of restaurants to turn major heads. we win awards every day. our upstate and greenville so i feel like we're growing leaps and bounds, and i feel like all we have to do is shine that everybody knows what's going on. it's amazing. aly: there you go. she showed you how easy it is to , but

. >> reporter: danny saffron works with pete telling and knows what can happen when icy roads and vehicles mix. he pulled several cars out of the ditch along aviation parkway. >> the schools are already close which is good. i think we will be out on the ice one morning -- all morning want to stores. >> reporter: people are making the best of it stocking up on winter supplies like ice melts. people in this case hardware store are stocking up. >> we've sold approximately 23 pounds. >>> 150,000 gallons of brian -- brine has been sprayed on the roads. the roads are clear.>> wake county have already switched to spreaders once the precipitation falls. >>> crews are working 112 hour shifts through sunday and fayetteville using 19 trucks. as quickly as brine is filled, they make more to fill the tanks. >>> airlines canceled flights leaving travelers standard -- stranded. adam is live at the airport. >> reporter: deborah, we are expecting more than 200 flight cancellations tomorrow about the same number the following day and those numbers are expected to increase. this woman is trying to get to a w

rice mixed with yogurt and saffron baked into a crispy dough. the main event. >> okay. very, very good. >> you put far more on the table than anyone can conceivably eat. is that -- >> yes, if you don't like your guest, you don't put anything. >> and here we have a large very big meatball. >> kufta tarisi. ground beef, onion, and cooked rice. walnuts, dried apricots, boiled egg and barberries. >> anyway, we are a very interesting nation. >> and very, very confusing. >> extremely confusing. >> the contradictions are just -- >> enormous. >> enormous. >> iranians, we take you into our house and take you to our hearts. in that way we are extreme. we are extremists in so many ways. >> you see this tortured relationship between america and iran for many years. how do you think most americans will react when they see this? >> they will start coming. >> yes. >> it is very important for us as iranians, to get true, to make sure that we are seen as humans here and not the so-called enemy or the darkness of iran. like you go to anybody's house in iran, and

cloves and saffron in it. i wouldn't expect them to be mixed with tomatoes and chickpeas but it's just delicious. come on down here. we have a lot of demonstrations from a whole variety of chefs and some of our "news4" reporters an anchors will be up there as well helping with some of the cooking demonstrations. i promise you'll get free samples. here's what i like. you'll also get a recipe card to take home with you so you can make the dish at home. amy reor riolo. she'll be taking your questions healthy food book festival. we beal here until 4:00. as you guys just mentioned, it's all free. come early and stay late. >> the good news is i'm not going to be cooking anything so nobody has to worry about anything. >> but there's plenty of good eating. >> i will take part in that. see you soon. tha thanks, doreen. >> other people will be who have skills like megan mcgrath. erika gonzalez and eun. she does that every year. she's so good. >> i'll just eat the food. just joking. >> you're full of it all this morning.

they're downgrading saffron to neutral. let's kick off with bae systems.say overall this stock, they're adding it to the european focus list, raising the price target. once again, this is an overweight. why do they like some of these european defense stocks? four reasons. rising u.s. and european defense spending. a stronger dollar versus the pound. that's positive for u.k. defense companies. third of all, u.s. defense stocks tend to raise as they talk about it. another reason why they like the sector and they picked up in 2015 with more possible than 2016. jpmorgan is not as positive on many european civil, aero stocks and that's why they have downgraded saffron. >> avoiding problems. >>> still coming up on the show, tanya breyer has been to the london collection men's fashion event in london. she's been catching up with one of the world's best known yuntd wear models. >> reporter: after the break i'll be talking to arguably brittain's sexiest man, david gandin. >> that's great. virus. it's a really big deal. and with fever, aches, and chills, mom knows i

it was just over a decade ago when the artist christo and john claude installed saffron gains in central that art installation captured public's imagination for 60 days and made them household names. his unveiling a new project in northern italy. i sat down with artist to talk to him about it. ,bout 60 miles east of milan there is a lake with a small island, home to about 2000 people. it is a population that is totally dependent on boat and ferry. christo, who has outlined whole island with right-thinking cloth, got an idea. they walk across the water. fabric, onf yellow top of plastic cubes. hes is the first project will do without his wife. she passed away 2009. they will be in place for a limited time. >> this project will never be a permanent fixture. >> they will disassemble it after about two weeks. time have very precious for a few days. know every human is unique, and they like to with the something unique. david: what is also unique is how these multimillion dollar projects are finance. d. probably on they decided to do things differently out of the sensitive. collectors and dea

the wreath college and the rand theoration, a director of center for a new american director of a saffron hill ventures, a european investment firm. in addition, he has recently been a director of the national semiconductor corporation, and of the human genome sciences listed on the nasdaq. and there's a few more things i think we'll be here for a while. year, wrote a very influential, very thought-provoking report, which is one of the reasons we invited keynote speech. a lot of tell you that police attention was paid to that report and things have been moving. so without further ado, richard. [applause] >> thank you. good work. well, thank you very much. thank you for that nice introduction. very wise of you to truncate it. my reputation as a speaker had preceded me when i came early and saw that you had out the best speaker award before i spoke. shows very good judgment. and angelos mentioned that he career, orncated my the description of my career. maybe this event will actually truncate the career itself. i actually, among other things, was a law professor. i remember having a strong

the wreath college and the rand theoration, a director of center for a new american director of a saffronl ventures, a european investment firm. in addition, he has recently been a director of the national semiconductor corporation, and of the human genome sciences listed on the nasdaq. and there's a few more things i think we'll be here for a while. year, wrote a very influential, very thought-provoking report, which is one of the reasons we invited keynote speech. and i can tell

he has been a trustee and director of the center for a new american security and the director of saffronill ventures, a european investment firm. recentlyon, he has been a director of the national semiconductor corporation, which is listed in the u.s. stock exchange, and the human genome science and corporation as did on the nasdaq. more things, but we will be here for a while. richard, last year, wrote a very influential, there he thought a veryng report, -- thought-provoking report, which is one of the reasons we invited him. a lot of attention was paid to that report. moving.ve been without further into, richard. [applause] richard: good work. thank you every much. thank you for that nice introduction. it was wise of you to truncate it. i realize it had proceeded meet veryi came early and wisely give out the best speaker award before i spoke, so good judgment. he mentioned the truncated my career, the description of my career. among other things was a law professor and i remember having a strong sense about my teaching quality. when a student came up to meet at the end of one of the c

tomatoes, and this is our prepared saffron cream sauce, and it has saffron, white wine, and lots of heavy cream. get that down in there and warm. as soon as those mussels start totopen up, you're almost there. aly: so now i know governor haley's given you quite the honor. talk to me about what you just got chosen with. chef youngblood: t tt is really exciting for me.