02 / Selected work

Travel & Food

Notes on the places worth finding & the things worth eating.

Introduction

From neighbourhood coffee shops to family-run tavernas, I’m interested in the places that tell us something about where we are. Here, I bring together selected writing on food, travel and the people and traditions that give a place its character.

02.1 / BACKGROUND

A little about my perspective

Having lived in different places, one of my first rituals on arrival has always been finding my go-to coffee spot - a small way of making somewhere new feel a little more like home.

Growing up around food and hospitality cultivated my curiosity about what makes one place distinct from another. My Greek roots have taught me how much happens around a table: the conversations that linger, the rituals that repeat, the sense of belonging that builds over a meal. They’ve also shaped my instinct to look beyond the obvious, towards the people and details that make a place its own.

I write about food and places with an eye for the stories that sit beneath the surface.

02.2 / SELECTED WRITING

How to Eat Montréal

A personal food guide shaped by the time I spent living in Montréal, exploring the city through its cafés, restaurants, neighbourhoods and everyday food rituals.

PERSONAL FOOD GUIDE · SUBSTACK

A Montréal meal with rice, curries and naan served on a metal plate

Four years in and these are the places I would return to anytime.

Montreal, to me, is the sort of city you have to know to understand. Coming from Europe, it took me a minute to romanticise it. At first, it felt quite dull and grey, but swim around a little longer and it will reveal itself almost without noticing - through neighbourhoods, friendships, rituals, and well, inevitably, food.

Eating in Montreal feels like a way of inhabiting the city. Its food culture is shaped by immigrant communities, neighbourhood institutions, late-night diners, natural wine bars, bakeries, and a particular pleasure and creativity that comes from making the city liveable throughout a long winter.

These are the places that became part of my Montreal - gems: unique, delectable concepts I wish I could pick up and sprinkle all over the world. Coffee shops where mornings stretched into afternoons and restaurants that required seven friends around a table.

The little corners of the city that eventually became mine.

Read the full piece on Substack ↗

02.3 / SELECTED WRITING

Jimmi’s Place

PERSONAL INSTAGRAM WRITING · MYCENAE, PELOPONNESE · NOT COMMISSIONED

A Greek taverna table with golden fried cheese, lemon and olive oil

From Jimmi’s mother’s pot straight to the plate, cooked daily. A Greek salad I could tell had been cut there and then; an olive oil like I’ve never had before (look how golden - though I’m also at the heart of one of the biggest olive oil production regions); artichoke hearts in lemon sauce; hand-cut potato fries; and Jimmi insisting I walk away with a gemista for tomorrow.

I love Ellada. I feel lucky to be Ellinida, and I crave to see every bit of this country: its landscapes, its people, its recipes… and the list goes on. I know each will make me fall in love even more (!!!)

Tonight I’m in Mycenae, in the Peloponnese.

02.4 / WORKING TOGETHER

What I can offer

Destination & place writing

Guides, essays and local recommendations that help readers experience a place beyond its familiar landmarks.

Food, restaurant & chef stories

Stories about the people, ingredients, traditions and ideas behind a meal, restaurant or food culture.

Hospitality & hotel storytelling

Editorial copy that brings a property's character, setting and guest experience to life across its website, journal or newsletter.

Editorial features & interviews

Human-centred stories built around conversations with chefs, founders, makers and the people shaping a place.

Willing to travel for editorial assignments worldwide.

Have a place or story in mind?

I’m available for editorial commissions, food and travel features, interviews and hospitality storytelling.

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