Because our lives deserve to be zesty…

Update your passport, roll up your sleeves in prep, pour a glass of wine and join me in living longer, healthier and happier lives.

‘Kefi’ is Greek joie de vivre - a word that doesn’t exist in other languages to describe our innate zest and enthusiasm for life. It can be a heightened moment of euphoria at a party or simply a fleeting feeling that all is as it should be in the world as you do something as simple as cook a meal for yourself. I feel as though this word is fitting for my life philosophy: I simply want to juice life for all its got and I get a deep pleasure from living my life.

That’s what this newsletter is all about: bringing you all a little of my kefi, wherever in the world you happen to be.

I’m a journalist and author who’s spent the past decade cooking and conserving the time-perfected recipes and stories of the world’s grandmothers. Inspired by my formidable Greek Yiayia, I’ve written three books on the subject of cooking with grandmothers: Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s Grandmothers, MEDITERRANEA: Life-perfected Recipes from grandmothers of the Mediterranean and Grand Dishes.

If there’s something I’ve learned throughout the course of this project, it’s how a long life is best lived.

This newsletter is all about expanding on my books and sharing the wisdom I’ve picked up on my travels. That includes curated travel guides, stories from inspiring women, life lessons from those that have truly lived and deliciously simple family recipes, perfected over a lifetime.

Think of this as your virtual home to visit for a slice of La Dolce Vita

Paying subscribers get:

Recipes and life wisdoms from elderly matriarchs ✅

Travel insights to live like a local ✅

Essays and dispatches on Mediterranean living (then and now) ✅

Renovation hilarity from a Greek island ✅

A place to find and be inspired by Mediterranean brands, artists & makers ✅

I am so happy to have you all here with me ❤️

Why paying subcribers are special…

Thanks so much for your support. It takes time and a certain amount of dedication to seek out these women, learn their recipes first hand and share these dishes and stories with you all so I appreciate my paying subscribers hugely.

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No one has this level of access - wisdoms and recipes gleaned over a decade of cooking with grandmothers. By subscribing, you’re taking my hand and following me into this Mediterranean life and into the kitchens of these women.

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