“HAFZI” AT MEYMUNI CAFE ~ SAWTELLE
This Saturday, August 8, Meymuni Cafe is holding "Hafzi", what it calls “the world’s largest gathering of half-Persians,” at its Sawtelle restaurant. The event will feature Mexican-Persian fusion dishes by chef Ronnie Munoz of Camello, as well as themed flash tattoos by Mexico City-based artist Dariush Gaderi, who has Mexican-Persian heritage himself.
“It’s a celebration of being Iranian in Los Angeles,” Meymuni owner Shaheen Ferdowsi tells L.A. TACO. “There are so many people who have kids with non-Iranians. At our cafe, we’ve met so many. That's why I put this event together.”Some of the flash tattoos being offered by Gaderi. Image via Meymuni Cafe/Instagram.
Ferdowsi says the tattoos are based on Mexican folklore and Persian mythology, with the designs also making their way onto t-shirts.