Book Launch: MEDITERRANEA: Life-perfected Recipes from Grandmothers of the Mediterranean

On Wednesday, September 10th, 8:00pm Hyper Hypo invites you to the book launch and signing of MEDITERRANEA by Anastasia Miari at Okupa, Psatomiligkou 9, Athens.

Embarking on a vibrant, sensory adventure celebrating some of the world’s finest food cultures, Mediterranea is a deep dive into the kitchens of the Med’s most qualified cooks: its grandmothers.

Featuring exquisite pasta recipes from Sicily, classic desserts from the Côte d’Azur, Croatia’s finest fish dishes, fresh and lively Turkish salads, and Greece’s most flavorful vegetable-rich one-pot meals, each recipe is accompanied by captivating stories from Mediterranean grandmothers offering their pearls of wisdom that come from a life well-lived.

This is a delicious journey through the coastal region renowned for its incredible food and lifestyle, brimming with stunning location photography and filled with the stories of the matriarchs who have perfected these timeless dishes.

Founder of the Matriarch Eats brand, journalist and author Anastasia Miari has been cooking with and interviewing the world’s grandmothers for six years. She holds a Guild of Food Writer’s Award for ‘inspired storytelling and great journalistic integrity.’ In her work as a food and travel writer, she freelances for Lonely Planet Guides, Monocle magazine, Konfekt magazines, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and is Courier magazine’s Athens-based correspondent. Based in Greece, Anastasia hosts retreats on her home island of Corfu, giving people a real insight into the worlds of her books.