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# A Taste of Home
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/life-loi-mediterranean-secrets/episode/a-taste-of-home-ffo1a0/
- Published: 2025-05-14T21:15:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-22T06:18:47.000Z
- Description: Chef Loi explores the similarities between Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets, Season 3, Episode 303, #ZZZ_Episode_dca54da2-b29e-48ed-ac38-33d7bc33920d, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_a5e5b6b2-55a9-4147-b8b4-bd64d60e03c9, #v1.16

Chef Maria Loi of the acclaimed NYC restaurant, Loi Estiatorio, explores the similarities between Greek and Emirati cuisine. Chef Sinju Varghese shares his take on a classic dish, Moussaka. Later, Loi joins Chef Mario Loi to make a Spanakopita Gratin, which perfectly blends Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors. In Greece, Loi creates a Vegetarian Moussaka and Spanakopasta dish.