Ever since Lori Brystan was a young girl she’s wished she had a time machine.

“I remember thinking when I was 12 years old, ‘Why isn’t there a place like Disneyland where we can go back in time,’ ” Brystan said.

Well, she’s accomplished that dream in a way. She established “Show: The Supper Club” at Code Restaurant in Newport Beach. It first started with a classic supper-club variety show featuring music from the 1930s and ’40s with saucy burlesque dancers. And it generated quite a buzz in Orange County since it offered something truly unique — unique perhaps in Los Angeles as well — a grown-up good time at a reasonable price. Live entertainment and a nice meal — just like your grandparents would have enjoyed.

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She was just 5 years old when she fled Iran, but many of the memories remain vivid.

“I was in Iran during the first revolution. We left because my father’s life was threatened.”

Few people have the kind of perspective on Iran here than Melahat Rafiei. Her father was a high-ranking official in the Shah of Iran’s Air Force.

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