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Kafe As Poume: Coffee & Quince Spoon Sweet Preserve in Ashfield

Enjoy a Cypriot style coffee or herbal tea with a Quince Spoon Sweet (fruit preserve) on us in the Kafe as poume cafe/lounge in the Ashfield Civic Centre during Edge Inner West. Inspired by the Kafeneios (traditional cafes) of the Mediterranean, and the role domestic kitchens and cafes play in the social fabric of communities, […]

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Kafe As Poume; Gifts, Identity and Coffee

In Cyprus, traditionally, when you order a coffee or at the end of a meal you will be presented with a δωράκι (doraki) or κέρασμα (kerasma), a little gift. The doraki may take the shape of a small cookie on your coffee saucer, or a spoon sweet, cake or glass of Zivania once you have […]

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Kafe As Poume at the Community & Refugee Welcome Centre, Lilyfield

I am so excited to share with you that I am curating a series of workshops at the Community and Refugee Welcome Centre in Lilyfield as part of Inner West Festival 2018. I am collaborating with an absolute dream team of talented women including Paula do Prado, Rosell’s Creatures, Akisiew and Ladan Haghighat to bring you free workshops inside my Kafe […]

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Food, Identity and Movement; A New Beginning.

As much as I love moving, I love staying, and I recognise how fortunate I am to transition between both with ease. During lengthy periods of travel, I have moved, relatively smoothly, across borders, without having to validate my reasons for coming and going. Unfortunately, this is not the reality for most of the world’s […]

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Community Kouzina Exhibition – Open Marrickville 2016

Featuring images, ingredients and stories, Community Kouzina by Eleni Christou, is an ethnographic documentation of kitchens and gardens in Marrickville and Kos, Greece. Celebrating members of the community through their culinary practice, Community Kouzina explores food as a culturally rich and portable form of identity, transcending borders through the movement of people and their imagination. […]

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Pastel de Choclo – Sweetcorn Pie with Jimena

“I brought only one bowl, to remember my mother, to remember Chile”. Plato ceramico is a small, clay dish used for Pastel de Choclo, a sweetcorn pie, popular in Chile. Favoured for their ability to withstand high temperatures, natural aroma and texture, these ceramic dishes are a staple in Chilean kitchens. Powerful vessels of […]

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Dolmadakia with Mrs Irene and Mrs Demie – Kos, Greece

The observation of ingredients and cooking methods are a powerful way to understand the past and revisit moments in time. For her Dolmadakia, Mrs Irene explained the traditional way meat was minced; “people used to use two knives to cut the meat because in the old days the butchers didn’t have the equipment to cut […]

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Mr Ahmet’s Sandal Workshop – Kos, Greece

“I did not go to school. This is my school!”. A leather shoemaker for 61 years, Ahmet spends 6 days a week at his workshop in Kolokotroni Street, in the island of Kos, Greece. With an atmosphere rich in tanning chemicals, the workshop is layered with rolls of leather, canvas, shoe boxes and tools. Ahmet […]