Mystery 49 Symposio #3

For one day, the square of Mandra turns into an extended public banquet, focusing on food and the cultural exchange that accompanies it.

An opportunity to meet and eat together; to exchange gastronomic traditions, stories, and manners; to come a little closer to each other through our most unpretentious yet most sensuous daily habit.

In collaboration with “Drosia” and ”Elia” restaurants.

Mystery 49 Symposia

Nutrition and food are some of the most important elements of cultural history; it’s not only what we eat, but how we eat it. From the selection of raw material and the journey it makes to reach our plate to the way we process and serve it, but also from the traditions, taboos, conditions of coexistence and conversations that accompany our meals, one can draw valuable conclusions about ourselves and our lives. Or, as Jean- François Bergier says, time and geometry, goods and people – it is all reflected on the plate.

Through a series of activities in the form of extended public banquets enriched by local folk music, we focus on food and the cultural exchange that accompanies it. Each time, participants invited from the human geography of Elefsina draw inspiration from a specific theme and specific recipes from rich folkloric traditions.

Mystery 49 Symposia is an opportunity to meet and eat together; to exchange gastronomic traditions, stories, and manners; to come a little closer to each other through our most unpretentious yet most sensuous daily habit. The activities are organised in collaboration with various local folklore associations of Elefsina.