Just a day after beloved New York Persian restaurant Taste Of Persia was forced to close after new owners took over the space at 12 W. 18th Street, founder and chef Saeed Pourkay alleges that the new owners have stolen his business and his recipes.
In a video posted to the Taste of Persia Facebook page, Pourkay documents the changes at the restaurant, which now bears the name Tasty Persia NYC. In one of the videos posted to the Facebook page, Pourkay can be seen attempting to enter the store, only to be told to leave by one of the employees.
“He stole my identity, he stole my recipe, he stole my food,” Pourkay is seen saying in a follow-up video. “This man [the new owner] ruined my life.”
In the same video, Pourkay says he tried to enter the shop but the new owners would not let him retrieve his pots or supplies.
News of Taste of Persia’s closure first emerged in early January. Pourkay announced that new owners had taken over Flatiron pizzeria Pizza Paradise, the restaurant where Taste of Persia operated for the last seven years, and decided not to renew his lease past January 31.
Pourkay first started out at the Union Square holiday market in 2012 selling items like ash reshteh, a Persian soup and gheimeh bademjan, a beef stew made with yellow split lentils and eggplant. The stall was a hit and propelled Pourkay to open a counter-service spot, which had a loyal following even at the time of its closure last Friday.
On his last day of business, Pourkay announced the launch of a GoFundMe campaign to raise $95,000 to open a new location elsewhere in Manhattan. The fundraising campaign is still moving ahead, but Pourkay is now looking for a lawyer to fight the new owners at the Pizzeria, he says in one of the Facebook videos.
Eater has reached out to the new pizzeria owners and Pourkay — stay tuned for more details.
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