The Chef (TV series)

The Chef (Persian: آشپزباشی), is a 2009 Iranian TV series directed by Mohammad Reza Honarmand. It tells the story of a successful couple that manage a very high-quality restaurant in Tehran, Iran. Both Parviz Parastui and Fatemeh Motamed-Arya have previously acted in Honarmand's films and series such as The Changed Man, Azizam Man Kook Nistam, and Zire Tigh.^[1]

The Chef
Also known as	Ashpazbashi
Genre	Family Comedy
Directed by	Mohammad-Reza Honarmand
Starring	Parviz Parastui Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Theme music composer	Amin Honarmand
Country of origin	Iran
Original language	Persian
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer	Javad Noruzbegi
Production locations	Tehran, Iran
Cinematography	Masud Korani
Editor	Amir Purabbasi
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	IRIB TV1

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

• Parviz Parastui as Akbar AliMagham
• Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as Mino KheyrKhah
• Farhad Aslani
• Manouchehr Azari
• Afsaneh Chehreh Azad
• Mohammad Reza Ghaffari
• Roohollah Kamani
• Asha Mehrabi
• Feraidon Mehrabi
• Hushang Harirchiyan
• Shabnam Moghaddami
• Mehraveh Sharifinia as Sara
• Melika Sharifinia
• Ali Tabatabai
• Hoda Zeinolabedin
• Mehrdad Ziaei

Broadcast History

• IRIB TV1 (2009–2010)
• TV Alhijrah (in Malaysia, 2011-2012)
• iFilm (2012–Present)