Greece – Kafe As Poume

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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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 […]

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Cheese Biscuits and Moustokouloura in Mrs Mary’s vineyard – Kos, Greece

Living in the grounds of a winery has many benefits. Mrs Mary Triantafyllopoulos, a winemaker at her family owned Triantafyllopoulos Vineyard, lives just a few steps away from the winery, with the vineyard serving as their extended garden. The vineyard is home to twelve varieties of grapes that are picked by hand, during the beginning of […]

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Mrs Maria’s bakery on the hill – Kefalos, Kos

Arriving by scooter, Mrs Maria makes and bakes bread in a small room on the side of a hill in the village of Kefalos.

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Galaktoboureko by Mrs Demie – Kos, Greece

Following on from yesterday’s post about sister’s Mrs Irene and Mrs Demie – this is a close up of the most amazing Galaktoboureko (Filo Custard Dessert) made by Mrs Demie.

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Kolokithopita with Milka – Kos, Greece

“I don’t like to repeat myself. I am always using different materials and techniques to challenge myself”. Milka is an impressionist artist; through her work, she seeks to recall textures and corners of objects. Citing transparent materials among her favourite mediums to work with, and lamps as her favourite objects to create, much of Milka’s […]

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Kanelada and Lemonada with Mrs Eirini – Kos, Greece

Aegean Houses Hotel prides itself on being a family oriented hotel; boasting a high rate of return customers. Mr Elias, the hotel owner attributes such patron loyalty to the staff, many of whom have worked for years at the hotel and formed relationships with new and repeat customers. The kind and humble Mrs Eirini, one […]

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Katimeria (Cheese pie) and Pligouri with Pork by Mrs Kira Evangelia – Kefalos in Kos, Greece

“I don’t know why… I do it because my mother did”. Observing the preparation of food, ingredients and methods are powerful ways to explore human behaviour, to reveal moments in time, and understand the past.

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Perch fillet in tomato sauce with baked potatoes by Stavroula – Kos, Greece

Stavroula’s kitchen is immediately striking. Situated in the Mastichari area of Kos, Stavroula’s home is located in the grounds of a hotel owned by her family’s business, where she also works. The kitchen’s teal and royal blue colour scheme was chosen by her father; the previous occupant of the apartment. Stavroula’s father was so passionate […]