Ela! Ela! : To Turkey and Greece, a journey home through food

Ela! Ela! is a collection of recipes and stories from cook and food writer Ella Mittas.

Inspired by her time working in a village in the mountains of Crete and the hot, loud streets of Istanbul, as well as her Greek heritage, they represent a journey of food, culture and belonging.

These simple, comforting recipes are a mix of things Ella saw, ate and was taught on her travels, though years of cooking them have made them something more her own.

Above all, they represent community: the reason Ella ever wanted to cook at all.