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Introducing the Thematikos Yiayia's Baklava Scented Candle.
Syrup-soaked spices and nuts meet crisp filo pastry and generational philoxenia, almost as warm as a hug from Yiayia herself.
"I had been to Greece before [you know, the trip everyone does - island hopping and drinking until the point of dreading the next day's ferry] but I never fully experienced Greece until 2018. My ferry had a small issue which meant I needed to stop on the island of Tinos for a night - a quaint Cycladic Island known for its churches.
I sat at this small kafenio [café] near the port to skype back home and complain about my layover. As I finished my sook about Tinos and how much of an inconvenience being there was, I looked up to see the Kafenio's Yiayia walk straight towards me. My stomach dropped. She looked me dead in the eyes and said - I should be offended that you sit here in my family's shop and complain but instead, I will change your mind about our beautiful island.
The Yiayia [who insisted I call her that by the way - Yiayia], brought me plates and plates of food as we shared stories. What stood out to me was the plate at the end - her Baklava. Equal parts spicy and sweet - a bit like her really.
It was on Tinos and because of Yiayia that I learned what Philoxenia is - a sort of sacred bond between host and guest. Something that there is no English word that serves as a fair equivalent but something that Yiayia has very much taught me to practice in everything I do today."
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