Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos. 

Greek Fest Darling Harbour is one of  the 25 events organised by the Greek Festival of Sydney in 2023 to celebrate its 41st anniversary.

Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos. 

Watch my report from the Australian United Cup hosted in Sydney of team Greece vs team Italy!

Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos.

Hundreds of people indulged in fruity wines and feasted on traditional Cypriot food at the Cyprus Community Club in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore during the Cypriot Food and Wine Festival.

Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos.  

Sydneysiders flocked to the inner-west suburb of Marrickville on Australia Day for a traditional Greek paniyiri.

Produced by Pamela Rontziokos.

With footage sent over from Greece, I created the video and wrote subtitles about the origin and production of the famous Greek biscuits from Karavas bakery.

Produced by Pamela Rontziokos.

Relentless storming weather didn't dampen the Cretan spirit on as hundreds of people gathered on a rural property at Peats Ridge in Sydney.

Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos. 

Vasilopita is a Greek household favourite, and the perfect dish to celebrate and enjoy the new year.

Hidden inside the Greek dessert is a gold coin wrapped in foil, and the family member who is fortunate enough to receive the coin in their slice is said to have good luck for the rest of the year.

Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos. 

Melomakarona – the staple Greek Christmas cookie! This dessert is often served throughout the Christmas period as they have no egg or dairy and are perfect as a treat for those fasting.

The cookie’s name is a fusion of the Greek words “meli” meaning honey, and “makarona” which stems from the word “makaria” meaning blessed.

Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos.

Diples – deep-fried pastries soaked in honey. This dessert is named after the Greek word “fold” as the pastry is folded together to secure the sweet honey syrup, cinnamon and crushed walnuts.

Just imagine a crunchy filo followed by a burst of sweetness!

Shot and produced by Pamela Rontziokos.

Forget any other tsoureki recipe you have seen and use Yiayia Vaso and Yiayia Kiki’s authentic ‘Yiayia style’ tsoureki recipe. These ladies have been neighbours and friends for over 36 years and through the decades have mastered traditional Greek Orthodox holiday sweets served at Easter and Christmas.