# Second Act: An Iranian Emigre Opens A Persian Restaurant At 59

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/second-act-an-iranian-emigre-opens-a-persian-restaurant-at-59/
- Published: 2022-01-21T09:45:23-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: After nearly two decades as a stay-at-home mom, Nasim Alikhani launched her Persian restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sofreh, at 59. Photo courtesy of Sofreh. Article by Andy Levine, Next Avenue. Forbes – January 14, 2022. By some estimates, up to 60% of new restaurants fail in the first year. Those statistics didn’t escape Nasim Alikhani, now 62, who says she knew opening a restaurant was “the dumbest investment you can ever do in your life.” Despite that, she did it anyway, opening Sofreh, a Persian restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 2018 at age 59. […] Click here to view original web page at www.forbes.com