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When cooking becomes a mirror of its time: From the middle ages to systemic cooking
While reading Paul Freedman's " Spices and Medieval Imagination" , I paused on a vivid image: an older Parisian gentleman in 1390 writing the Le Menagier de Paris , an entire household and cooking encyclopedia for his young wife. More than four hundred recipes, notes, hints, observations... A personal lifetime album, the kind someone today might offer as a wedding gift, a condensed summary of wisdom gathered over decades. And it made me think about how deeply food is woven in
Kyveli Papaioannou
Dec 2, 20251 min read


The Secrets of Dough
Looking through old recipes I found tucked away in a drawer, I noticed that ingredients were measured by the cup, the spoon, and "the...
Kyveli Papaioannou
Sep 3, 20252 min read


Systemic Cooking at the Athenian Institute of Anthropos (AKMA): A First Cycle Full of Flavors, Reflections, and Connections
Kyveli Papaioannou and Marianthi Karatza, drawing on the integrative strength of the Athenian Institute of Anthropos (AKMA), create a bridge between cooking and the way we think and work systemically.
Kyveli Papaioannou
Jul 27, 20252 min read
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