Private dinners
I come to your home and cook in your kitchen. It's like going out to a restaurant, but in the comfort of your own house, so you can sit back and enjoy the evening with your guests.
Private dinners · Catering · Retreats · Supper clubs
Welcome to Yassi's Table
Where there's always room for one more. Homemade food with Persian and Italian roots, made to be shared.
Hi, I'm Yassi
Food was never just food
I grew up in Iran, where food was never just food. It was how we gathered, celebrated, comforted each other and showed love. Then I spent eight years in Italy, where I worked in cafés, bars and restaurants and fell for Italian cooking. Later, love brought me to the Netherlands.
Today I cook to bring people together, the way I learned at home.
What I offer
Four ways to sit at my table
Catering for events
Colorful spreads for birthdays, gatherings and celebrations, made for sharing.
Retreats
Nourishing meals for your retreat, from breakfast to dinner, cooked in your venue's kitchen.
Supper clubs
Pop-up dinners at one long table, in a different place each time, where strangers sit down together and leave as friends. Each supper club has its own theme, from Persian evenings to Italian nights and more.
The food
Persian roots, Italian love, a curious kitchen
Persian food was the first cuisine I learned, in my 24 years in Iran. Eight years in Italy taught me another way of cooking and eating. And I'm always tasting, exploring and experimenting. On my table you'll find saffron next to fresh basil, and recipes from home with a twist.
Supper clubs
Be the first at the next supper club
Supper clubs pop up in different places, each with its own menu and theme. Leave your email, and I'll let you know when and where the next one is.
Book
Let's plan your table
Tell me about your occasion, the date and how many guests, and I'll get back to you with ideas.
Follow along
About
Hi, I'm Yassi
I'm the person behind Yassi's Table.
Growing up in Iran
Where food was never just food
I grew up in Iran, and lived there for 24 years. Food was how we gathered, celebrated, comforted each other and showed love. Some of my earliest memories are of family meals, the smell of saffron in the kitchen, and tables overflowing with food and laughter.
Persian food was the first cuisine I ever learned, and it's still the heart of how I cook.
Eight years in Bologna
Learning a new way to cook and eat
Life later took me to Bologna, in Italy, where I lived for eight years. I studied marketing and worked in cafés, bars and restaurants. Eating, cooking and experimenting with Italian food taught me a whole new kitchen, and a new love for simple ingredients done well.
The Netherlands
Then love brought me here
Then love brought me to the Netherlands, and today I live in Leiden. I'm always curious: I go to restaurants, taste new things, and keep experimenting at home.
Yassi's Table today
Where all the pieces come together
Today, Yassi's Table is where all of this comes together. I cook for private dinners, supper clubs, events and retreats, with food inspired by my Persian roots and the places that have shaped me.
Whether you came for a dinner, a recipe or simply out of curiosity, welcome. I'm so happy you're here.
Love, Yassi
Private dinners
A restaurant in your own home
I come to your home and cook in your kitchen. It's like going out to a restaurant, but in the comfort of your own house, so you can sit back and enjoy the evening with your guests.
Every menu is made for you. Persian, Italian, or a mix of both with something new from my curious kitchen. We plan it together around your taste, your guests and any dietary needs.
- Guests
- 6 to 26 people
- Courses
- 3 or 4 courses
- Where
- Based in Leiden, happy to travel further
- Price
- On request
A Christmas dinner
An Italian Christmas, in three courses
A 30th birthday
A Persian dinner, in four courses
How it works
From first message to last bite
- 1
Tell me about your evening
The date, how many guests, and anything you love or can't eat.
- 2
We plan the menu together
I send you a menu proposal, and we adjust it until it feels right.
- 3
I cook, you enjoy
I arrive before your guests, cook in your kitchen and serve every course at the table, so you can be a guest at your own dinner.
Book
Let's plan your evening
Tell me the date, how many guests, and anything I should know, and I'll get back to you with a menu idea.
Food for your celebration
Colorful spreads, made for sharing
For birthdays, office parties, baby showers, weddings and every kind of celebration: tables full of color, with dips, salads, fresh bread and small bites, made to share. Persian and Italian flavors, cooked fresh and planned around your guests and any dietary needs.
- Guests
- 10 to 80 people
- Service
- Delivered, set up and served
- Where
- Based in Leiden, happy to travel further
- Price
- On request
On the table
What it can look like
How it works
From first message to last bite
- 1
Tell me about your event
The date, the occasion, how many guests and any dietary needs.
- 2
We plan the menu together
I send you a proposal, and we adjust it until it feels right.
- 3
I bring the table to life
I deliver the food, set up the table, and stay to refill and serve, so you can enjoy your guests.
Book
Let's plan your celebration
Tell me about your event, the date and how many guests, and I'll get back to you with ideas.
Food that nourishes your guests
Cooking at your venue
I cook for multi-day yoga retreats, workshops and group stays, always in your venue's kitchen. I stay overnight with your group, so fresh, colorful meals are ready from breakfast to dinner, with Persian and Italian roots, planned around your program, your group and any dietary needs.
- Group size
- 10 to 25 guests
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks on request
- Where
- In the Netherlands and abroad
- Price
- On request
A day of food
From breakfast to dinner
Around the table
Shared, seasonal and full of color
How it works
From first message to last meal
- 1
Tell me about your retreat
The dates, the venue, how many guests and any dietary needs.
- 2
We plan the menu together
I send a menu for every day of your program, and we adjust it to fit.
- 3
I cook at your venue
I stay at the venue for the whole retreat, cook in the kitchen and serve every meal, so you can focus on your guests.
Book
Planning a retreat?
Tell me the dates, the venue and how many guests, and I'll get back to you with a proposal.
Supper clubs
Strangers at one long table
Pop-up dinners at one long table, in a different place each time, where strangers sit down together and leave as friends.
Each supper club has its own theme, from Persian evenings to Italian nights and more.
The first supper club
Mehmooni
A Persian supper club by Yassi's Table.
For my first supper club I chose Persian food. I wanted to share the food I grew up with, with people.
It was a four-course menu with paired wine or lemonade. The amuse-bouche, the starter and the dessert were plated, and the main was served family style, in big dishes to share at the table.
The menu
Four courses, with wine or lemonade
The evening
One long table
Coming next
New themes on the way
Mehmooni was the first. More versions are coming, from Italian nights and more, each with its own name, menu and place.
Be the first to know
Join the next supper club
Supper clubs pop up in different places, each with its own menu and theme. Leave your email, and I'll let you know when and where the next one is.
Contact
Planning a dinner, a celebration or a retreat? Tell me about it, and I'll get back to you with ideas.
Send a message
Let's plan your table
- info@yassistable.com
- @yassis.table
- Based in
- Leiden, and happy to travel
Journal
Stories from my kitchen and my table.
More stories are on the way. Follow @yassis.table in the meantime.
Journal · November 2026
Mehmooni
My first supper club.
For my first supper club I chose Persian food. I wanted to share the food I grew up with, with people.
It was a four-course menu with paired wine or lemonade. The amuse-bouche, the starter and the dessert were plated, and the main was served family style, in big dishes to share at the table.
Mehmooni was the first. More versions are coming, from Italian nights and more, each with its own name, menu and place.
Recipes
Dishes from my table, to cook at home.
Soup
Pumpkin velouté
Recipe coming soon
Main
Glazed aubergine with rice
Recipe coming soon
Persian
Cold yogurt soup
Recipe coming soonPersian
Fesenjoon with saffron rice
Recipe coming soonSalad
Shirazi salad
Recipe coming soonDessert