{"product_id":"my-big-fat-greek-taverna-costa-ayiotis-new-book","title":"My Big Fat Greek Taverna - Costa Ayiotis (New Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e My Big Fat Greek Taverna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Costa Ayiotis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Non-Fiction \/ Memoir \/ Humour \/ Hospitality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781990973765\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Big Fat Greek Taverna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a humorous and entertaining memoir about Costa Ayiotis, a former lawyer and United Nations diplomat who abandons the corporate rat race in Johannesburg to pursue an unlikely dream in Cape Town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetermined to start a new chapter, Costa buys a run-down pub in the picturesque fishing village of Hout Bay and transforms it into Lemoniá Greek Taverna. With no previous hospitality experience, he faces a colourful cast of customers, demanding staff and the unpredictable realities of running a restaurant in a seasonal seaside town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom strong-willed Greeks and unpredictable Germans to pedantic English customers and know-it-all Americans, Costa navigates the daily chaos with a combination of Greek grit, determination and hard work. His journey is filled with amusing encounters, frustrating challenges and moments that test his patience, often leaving him retreating to the cold room to escape the madness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet against the quirky backdrop of Hout Bay, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Big Fat Greek Taverna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a candid and often hilarious look at entrepreneurship, reinvention and the courage it takes to walk away from a conventional life in pursuit of a dream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lively, relatable memoir for anyone who has ever wanted to escape the rat race and try something completely different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand new copy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnread condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages clean and unmarked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding tight and secure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent overall condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nostalgia Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67799134634212,"sku":"9781990973765","price":249.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0804\/2885\/9620\/files\/mygreek.webp?v=1792758892","url":"https:\/\/www.nostalgianook.co.za\/products\/my-big-fat-greek-taverna-costa-ayiotis-new-book","provider":"Nostalgia Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}