In Iran, couples participate in the Sofreh Aghd ceremony, where they sit before a spread of symbolic items, including candles, a mirror, nuts, eggs, and coins. Each item represents a different ...

Here in Los Angeles, we're lucky to have such food represented generously. New York has Nasim Alikhani and her Brooklyn restaurant Sofreh, where she puts something unique on diners' plates. Sofreh: A ...

"Sofreh Supperclub is a design research project that fosters belonging and cultural continuity within the Iraqi-American diaspora through communal dining. The project focuses on a shareable dining kit ...

Chimes of chatter between khalehs and other aunties playing an acts-of-service tug-of-war surrounding the bountiful sofreh spread out across the table. An intoxicating cloud of eau de basmati ...

In the summer of 2018, at the age of 59, she opened Sofreh, her restaurant in New York City, to great acclaim. Saffron gives this fish from Nasim Alikhani, the chef and owner of Sofreh in New York ...

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Couples today are honoring their roots in fresh, thoughtful ways, and this trio of newlyweds is among the latest to catch our eyes. (And you can see many more examples in our real wedding section ...

She said: "What I love most is the rich symbolism. Each item on the Sofreh Aghd represents aspects of the couple's new life and marriage together. For instance, our Sofreh Aghd will include rock candy ...

"Each item on the Sofreh Aghd represents aspects of the couple's new life and marriage together. For instance, our Sofreh Aghd will include rock candy, symbolizing a sweet life, and a large mirror ...

“My wife is Persian, and we wanted to do a Sofreh Aghd, a traditional wedding spread, as part of the ceremony, so I built a low table that we sat behind,” he explains. “I look at it now and ...

“My wife is Persian, and we wanted to do a Sofreh Aghd, a traditional wedding spread, as part of the ceremony, so I built a low table that we sat behind,” he explains. “I look at it now and see the ...

Misaki and Amir's wedding featured a Sofreh Aghd, a tradition in Persian wedding ceremonies where the bride and groom sit with a spread of items that hold symbolic meaning, including a mirror and ...