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Cooking with grandmas, Georgian hospitality and icy desserts

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31 July 2023

Episode 30

51 minutes


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This month we muse on the power of our grandmothers’ cooking as we step into the kitchen of Athens-based writer Anastasia Miari. We travel to the Caucuses to find out how local traditions are helping Georgian hospitality to flourish, learn about the future of textiles and take a deep dive into the icy, innovative history of Sicily’s granita. 

31 July 2023

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Chapter 1

13 minutes


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Chapter 1

Cooking with Greek grandmothers

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We head to the kitchen of journalist and writer Anastasia Miari who has long had a passion for food writing. Her new book, “Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes and Stories from Greece’s Grandmothers”, takes us on a mouth-watering journey across Greece to these simple kitchens and the incredible regional recipes that lie within.

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Chapter 2

10 minutes


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Future Fabrics Expo

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More and more, designers and consumers are placing sustainability and durability at the forefront of fabric production and makers are reimagining traditional materials such as leather and synthetics. We discovered what’s next for the industry at the annual Future Fabrics Expo in London.

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Chapter 3

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Georgian hospitality

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We travel to the Caucuses to find out how Georgian hospitality is flourishing as we tour Rooms Hotel in Kazbegi. Facing the snow-capped peaks of the mountains, its activities have been hugely influential in putting Georgia on travellers’ maps.

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Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

Icy treats

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Writer and photographer Louise Long traces the delights of Sicily’s icy desert granita back to the snow-covered slopes of Mount Etna.

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