“Sofreh Aghd refers to the traditional Persian wedding ceremony where the legal marriage typically takes place,” she said. “The couple sit in front of the Sofreh adorned with symbolic items ...

She planted that vine in the back garden of her small Persian restaurant Sofreh. "That's my roots, but whether the leaves grow, that's up to the sky," she says. In the five years since Sofreh ...

"What I love most is the rich symbolism," Kaiser tells PEOPLE exclusively of her Persian celebration. "Each item on the Sofreh Aghd represents aspects of the couple's new life and marriage together.

Persian food is one of the great cuisines of the world, with geographic and cultural roots that run deep. Here in Los Angeles, we're lucky to have such food represented generously. New York has Nasim ...

author of The New Persian Kitchen cookbook. With Sofreh, she said, “You feel like you're going into, like any great hip restaurant in Brooklyn, versus something that's like a hole in the wall.” ...

Back in 2021, Sofreh Cafe opened in Bushwick to much fanfare. Given the success of Sofreh, the Persian restaurant that kick-started an years-long revamping of the cuisine within New York's ...

DE PERE — Sofreh Eatery will open for business this week, taking its place as the first Persian café in the Green Bay area. The restaurant, 353 Main Ave., Suite B in De Pere, will have a soft ...

When I first visited the Persian restaurant Sofreh soon after it opened in 2018, I found it likable but wasn’t blown away. The food had a rough-hewn quality that distracted from the subtlety of ...

But what is Nowruz, and why do people celebrate it? Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been celebrated for several millenniums, according to the ...

Sofreh: A Contemporary Approach to Classic Persian Cuisine is a new cookbook from chef and author Nasim Alikhani. The chapter "My Homeland," or Sarzamine Man in Farsi, includes full-page ...