Maria Benardis

Cooking & Eating Wisdom for Better Health: How the Wisdom of Ancient Greece Can Lead to a Longer Life Maria Benardis

After forging a career in the very stable taxation accounting profession- in which she excelled to become a well-respected and highly sought after taxation and financial specialist-she launched Greekalicious, Sydney's first exclusively Greek cooking school, turning her passion for Greek cooking and everything Greek into a successful business that has expanded to include catering, culinary tours and products. Greekalicious was a concept Maria formed while on the Greek Island of Mykonos, where she had experienced her life-changing calling and epiphany. Maria's first book, titled My Greek Family Table (Penguin), won the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards-Best Mediterranean Cuisine Book in Australia 2009. This was followed by her ebook, A Greekalicious Feast. She has long been passionate about her Greek heritage and culture, in particular her native cuisine. She spent some of her childhood years growing up on the remote island of Psara. Maria is also a slow food advocate and was one of the delegates selected to represent Australia Slow Food at Terra Madre 2010 in Italy. Maria regularly appears on radio, television and print media to enthusiastically share the Greek heritage, its food and healing wisdoms that create vibrant health and a balanced and peaceful life. Visit her online @ www.mariabenardis.com