The Chef ( fa, آشپزباشی), is a 2009

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian TV series directed by

Mohammad Reza Honarmand Mohammad Reza Honarmand ( fa, محمدرضا هنرمند , born 1955 in Tehran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and producer. Directing in Cinema Honarmand has directed films in various genres . In ''dozd-e arousak-ha'', Mohammad Re ...

. It tells the story of a successful couple that manage a very high-quality restaurant in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. Both

Parviz Parastui Parviz Parastui ( fa, پرویز پرستویی ; born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four Hafez ...

and Fatemeh Motamed-Arya have previously acted in Honarmand's films and series such as ''

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'', ''Azizam Man Kook Nistam'', and ''

Zire Tigh ''Zire Tigh'' ( fa, زیر تیغ; English translation: ''Under the Blade'') is an Iranian drama television series that originally aired on the IRIB TV1 on October 31, 2006. The series contained 19 episodes, and was a popular success among the vie ...

Plot

A happily married couple runs one of the most successful restaurants in Tehran. The husband is the head chef and the wife is the manager. But when she goes around tooting her own horn on a television show, without acknowledging her husband's efforts, he takes offence and leaves the restaurant to launch a new one. What starts out as a small argument, keeps rising until it threatens to tear their family apart.

Cast

as Akbar AliMagham * Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as Mino KheyrKhah *

Farhad Aslani Farhad ( fa, فرهاد ''farhād''), also spelt Ferhaad or Ferhod, has been a Persian name for men since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC. Etymology Modern Persian name ''Farhād'' () is derived from Middle Persian ' ...

*Manouchehr Azari * Afsaneh Chehreh Azad * Mohammad Reza Ghaffari *

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* Asha Mehrabi * Feraidon Mehrabi * Hushang Harirchiyan *

Shabnam Moghaddami Shabnam Moghaddami ( fa, شبنم مقدمی, born in 1973) is an Iranian actress. Filmography Film and Television *2012 - ''Laboratory '' *2012 - ''Kissing the Moon-Like Face'' *2009 - ''Ashpaz Bashi'' (TV series) *2008 - ''Farzande khak'' *2 ...

* Mehraveh Sharifinia as Sara * Melika Sharifinia * Ali Tabatabai * Hoda Zeinolabedin * Mehrdad Ziaei

Broadcast History

IRIB TV1 IRIB TV1 ( fa, شبکه یک, ''Shabakeh-e Yek'', lit. Channel 1) is one of the 40 national television channels in Iran. IRIB TV1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been es ...

(2009-2010) *

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(in Malaysia, 2011-2012) *

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(2012–Present)

References

External links

* Iranian television series 2000s Iranian television series 2009 Iranian television series debuts 2009 Iranian television series endings Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting original programming {{Asia-tv-prog-stub