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# A Twist on Tradition
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/life-loi-mediterranean-secrets/episode/a-twist-on-tradition-ru9ujc/
- Published: 2025-08-06T18:00:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-22T06:19:00.000Z
- Description: Chef Maria Loi serves up traditional Emirati recipes with an international twist.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets, Season 3, Episode 311, #ZZZ_Episode_ea6b7498-927d-4c8c-862c-3660a8b17691, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_a5e5b6b2-55a9-4147-b8b4-bd64d60e03c9, #v1.16

Chef Maria Loi of the acclaimed NYC restaurant, Loi Estiatorio, visits Chef Mariam Al Mansoori, known for blending traditional Emirati recipes with international flavors. They make her innovative Saffron Hummus Cauliflower. Loi visits Chef Mario Loi at his restaurant, Mika, to make a unique bucatini dish. In Greece, Loi creates a lentil hummus & special pasta dish, Sioufihta.