Coffee and Conversation with Ella Mittas and Alice Zaslavsky
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Coffee and Conversation
Ella Mittas and Alice Zaslavsky
Market Hall
When
11am-12pm
Where
Market Hall
Building 189
The University of Melbourne
761 Swanston St, Parkville VIC 3052
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Ella Mittas is a chef and food writer who built her career working under prolific figures such as Brigitte Hafner, Annie Smithers and Ismail Tosun in Australia, honing her skills at London’s NOPI. She shares her expertise and culinary skills through cooking classes, curating and catering events, and contributing recipes for publications including The Design Files and Broadsheet.
In 2022, Ella self-published her first book Ela! Ela! (meaning ‘come, come’ in Greek), a series of stories and recipes taking readers on a heartfelt journey of food, culture and belonging. Following its sell-out success, Ela! Ela! is being republished this year, reaching fans across Australia as well as through the UK, Europe and US.
This May, join Ella Mittas for a coffee and conversation with award-winning author and broadcaster Alice Zaslavsky as they explore Ella’s culinary travels around the world, her relationship with her Greek-Australian identity, and connecting to culture through food.
Presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture in partnership with Readings.
Tickets
This is a free event but bookings are required.
Coffee provided by Standing Room
Coffee can be purchased at the venue for a gold coin donation.
Book Signing
Ella Mittas will be signing copies of *Ela! Ela!* after the event. The bookseller for this event is Readings.
Cast & Creatives
Ella Mittas
Ella has built her career in food working under Brigitte Hafner, Annie Smithers and Ismail Tosun in Australia, honing her skills in London at NOPI. Her recipes have been featured in The Design Files and Broadsheet, and her food writing published in The Saturday Paper.
Ella teaches cooking classes, she also curates and caters food events - hosting dinners in collaboration with various venues across Melbourne. Her self titled project Ela, is derived from her name but also comes from a Greek word έλα - which means “come”.
Alice Zaslavsky
Alice Zaslavsky is an award-winning author, broadcaster and Vegelante.
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Alice grew up with a cuisine that reaches for the veg first; it’s no surprise then, that this is at the heart of her food philosophy, helping others across the world do the same through her books, radio & television work and columns.
She is the author of international best-seller, James Beard finalist and ABIA award-winning kitchen bible In Praise of Veg, kids’ fun food fact book Alice’s A to Z, and cooking confidence unlocker The Joy of Better Cooking. Alice is the long-time Culinary Correspondent for ABC News Breakfast and ABC Radio nationally, and host of Saturday Breakfast on ABC Radio Melbourne. Her Guardian column ‘You’ve Got This’ encourages cooks of all abilities to get into the kitchen, and use what they’ve got – be it ingredient, skill, or gadget.
She’s also the creator of the innovative digital food literacy tool kit Phenomenom, which helps to connect kids with food in meaningful ways through entirely free resources for teachers and parents.
Alice lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, Nick, and their daughter, Hazel (otherwise known as The Nut). You’ll find her on the socials as @aliceinframes.
Ella Mittas is a chef and food writer who built her career working under prolific figures such as Brigitte Hafner, Annie Smithers and Ismail Tosun in Australia, honing her skills at London’s NOPI. She shares her expertise and culinary skills through cooking classes, curating and catering events, and contributing recipes for publications including The Design Files and Broadsheet.
In 2022, Ella self-published her first book Ela! Ela! (meaning ‘come, come’ in Greek), a series of stories and recipes taking readers on a heartfelt journey of food, culture and belonging. Following its sell-out success, Ela! Ela! is being republished this year, reaching fans across Australia as well as through the UK, Europe and US.
This May, join Ella Mittas for a coffee and conversation with award-winning author and broadcaster Alice Zaslavsky as they explore Ella’s culinary travels around the world, her relationship with her Greek-Australian identity, and connecting to culture through food.
Presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture in partnership with Readings.
Cast & Creatives
Ella Mittas
Ella has built her career in food working under Brigitte Hafner, Annie Smithers and Ismail Tosun in Australia, honing her skills in London at NOPI. Her recipes have been featured in The Design Files and Broadsheet, and her food writing published in The Saturday Paper.
Ella teaches cooking classes, she also curates and caters food events - hosting dinners in collaboration with various venues across Melbourne. Her self titled project Ela, is derived from her name but also comes from a Greek word έλα - which means “come”.
Alice Zaslavsky
Alice Zaslavsky is an award-winning author, broadcaster and Vegelante.
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Alice grew up with a cuisine that reaches for the veg first; it’s no surprise then, that this is at the heart of her food philosophy, helping others across the world do the same through her books, radio & television work and columns.
She is the author of international best-seller, James Beard finalist and ABIA award-winning kitchen bible In Praise of Veg, kids’ fun food fact book Alice’s A to Z, and cooking confidence unlocker The Joy of Better Cooking. Alice is the long-time Culinary Correspondent for ABC News Breakfast and ABC Radio nationally, and host of Saturday Breakfast on ABC Radio Melbourne. Her Guardian column ‘You’ve Got This’ encourages cooks of all abilities to get into the kitchen, and use what they’ve got – be it ingredient, skill, or gadget.
She’s also the creator of the innovative digital food literacy tool kit Phenomenom, which helps to connect kids with food in meaningful ways through entirely free resources for teachers and parents.
Alice lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, Nick, and their daughter, Hazel (otherwise known as The Nut). You’ll find her on the socials as @aliceinframes.