Meni Valle

Meni Valle is an Australian–Greek food writer and cookbook author. Her rich Greek heritage, coupled with her love for travel and food, has seen her become one of Australia’s most respected authorities on Mediterranean cuisine. When she is not writng cookbooks, Meni shares her knowledge and passion for Greek food through cooking classes and culinary tours to Greece, where she loves connecting with locals and discovering new recipes. She also regularly presents at festivals and conferences and contributes to publications such as Vogue, Marie Claire, The Weekend Australian, The Telegraph UK, ABC National Radio and SBS Greek.

Meni is the author of five cookbooks: My Greek Kitchen (2011), My Mediterranean Kitchen (2012), Everyday Mediterranean (2015), Mediterranean Lifestyle Cooking (2019), Ikaria (2020) - which won the Eugenie Brazier prize - and The Mediterranean Cook (2024).