MEDITERRANEA: Life-perfected Recipes from Grandmothers of the Mediterranean

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Mediterranean cuisine is revered around the world, its rich culinary legacy kept alive in the kitchens of matriarchs who’ve perfected these dishes over countless generations. With recipes and location photography from France, Greece, Italy and Spain, as well as the Levant, North Africa and the Balkans, this book is a celebration of the Mediterranean lifestyle, as well as its diverse food offering.

In this book, journalist Anastasia Miari continues her granny cooking odyssey across the entire Mediterranean basin to collect wisdoms and recipes from the grandmothers who hold the secrets to its cuisine in their time-wisened hands.

Dishes such as Sicilian Citron Salad, Greek spinach and wild herb risotto, Tunisian harissa-spiced carrot dip, best-ever Italian Lasagne and Spanish Lemon Tart are all served with fascinating stories from characterful grandmothers. A book full of age-old recipes and wisdoms that only come with a life well lived. As visually engaging as it is mesmerising and heart-warming, Mediterranea is a true portrait of a beloved food culture, and the women that have shaped it.

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Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s Grandmothers

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Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s grandmothers showcases regional Greek cookery and features sharing and feasting dishes, mainly vegetarian, from the kitchens of grandmothers across Greece.

Think stuffed courgettes from Lesvos. A Tinian fourtalia. Corfiot spicy bourdeto stew. Ionian pasta dishes. Cretan Dakos salad. Watermelon cake from Milos.

Despite its popularity, what people know of Greek cuisine is still fairly limited when considering the breadth and diversity of dishes you can find in homes across its 6000 islands and mainland.

Yiayia maps out the diverse dishes of Greece — far beyond the most commonly-known Moussaka, Greek Salad, and tzatziki dip – through the fascinating recipes and stories of its Yiayiades. With stunning location photography and heartwarming interviews, you can discover the true food of Greece and the characterful grandmothers behind these dishes.

Published by Hardie Grant, Spring 2023

Grand Dishes

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The Grand Dishes book, published in 2021 by Unbound is a coffee table-worthy cookbook rich with stories, elegant portraiture and diverse recipes from 70 grandmothers, plus recipes from the grandmothers of famous chefs, including Francis Mallmann, Anna Jones and Enrique Olvera.

Grand Dishes is not just a compendium of dishes, it’s a selection of stories and techniques that are completely unique to a region, a grandmother and her family.

Stories and concept Anastasia Miari
Recipes Iska Lupton, Anastasia Miari & 70+ grandmothers!
Photography Ella Louise Sullivan, Issy Croker, Iska Lupton, Nina Raasch & Maureen Evans
Recipe testing Jasmine Phillips
Design Studio Benn
Publisher Unbound