ataraxia food productions

16/06/2025

When Chara asked me to cook for her wedding, she wanted something relaxed — a Finnish mökki-style summer menu, not too formal, but still meaningful and memorable.
Most of the guests were Greek, so there was no need to recreate what they already knew.
Instead, I leaned into Nordic flavours, added a few gentle Greek touches, and built a menu that felt personal, fresh, and celebratory.

This is what I love most about my work:
Designing experiences that are deeply human — where every dish tells a story, and every bite feels like it belongs.

It may look effortless — but behind every beautiful table is a lot of invisible work.

For each event, I:
✨ Design a custom menu that reflects the season, setting & story
🧺 Handpick the best ingredients
👩‍🍳 Cook everything from scratch — often on-site
🍽️ Plate, serve, and make sure it all flows
🧼 And yes — I clean up too.

It’s intimate, physical, creative work — and I love every part of it.
Because it’s never just about the food.
It’s about creating something truly memorable from start to finish.

📩 Planning a wedding, retreat, private dinner or special event?
Let’s make something beautiful together.
DM me or get in touch via the link in bio — a few summer dates still open.

15/06/2025

A taste of summer, love, and celebration 💍🌿🔥
I had the honour of catering an intimate outdoor wedding filled with personality and local flavours for & .drossos & their wonderful company.

When Chara asked for a mökki-style Finnish summer menu, I knew it had to strike the right balance: laid-back, seasonal, but still worthy of a celebration.

Most guests were Greek, so I let local Nordic flavours take the lead weaving in subtle Greek notes where they made sense.

Here’s what was on the table:

🍞 Homemade Focaccia
🥒 Tzatziki-style spread inspired by Finnish kesäkeitto
🥗 Summer salad with strawberries, Aura blue cheese, pistachios, edible flowers & carob rusks
🥟 Bourekakia with nettles & feta, topped with smoked salmon roe
🐟 House-cured Salmon Pastourma, thinly sliced

From the Grill
🥔 Grilled new potatoes with sheep’s butter (Cretan stakovoutyro), peas, spring onion
🍄 Chanterelle souvlakia with blueberry & Greek black garlic glaze
🦐 Shrimp souvlakia with Skagen-style sauce, served on soft Finnish Rieska breads

Dessert
🍑🍒Peach Brita – roasted peaches, sponge cake, meringue, mastiha whipped cream & toasted almonds

A custom menu rooted in seasonality, shared joy, and thoughtful details , just the way I love to cook.

Thank you to the beautiful couple for trusting me with your day 💛🥂

Na zisete💓

08/06/2025

Life seemed to pause lately, or at least when it comes to posting on social media.
Here are some random pics from my phone.
The quick decision to move out of my previous apartment took over everything. I got the essentials done, but there wasn’t much time or energy left to create for the socials.
It’s been a lot of work, and getting sick last Thursday was the final drop.
Still living among boxes and chaos for now.
My main goal is to find my flow again, since I haven’t been able to move anything forward with my business.
I’ve also learned that some things aren’t as urgent as they seem, and it’s okay to take a step back.
Feeling optimistic that it’s going to be a nice summer. 🌿

03/06/2025

Oli ilo tehdä kreikkalainen catering Siljan valmistujaisiin idyllisessä
🎓💙🌿🧖‍♀️

Hän järjesti läheisilleen kauniin juhlan meze-tyyliin – favaa, dakosta, käsin tehtyjä viininlehtikääryleitä, kotileipää, tzatzikia ja kreikkalaista perunasalaattia. Kaikki kasvis- ja vegaaniversioina.

💬 “Halusin vielä kiittää eilisistä ruuista! Oli ihan mielettömän hyvää ja vieraat kehu tosi paljon!”

Silja on käynyt usein Kreikassa ja tiesi tarkkaan mitä halusi – lämmin, maukas ja jaettava ruoka. On myös erityisen koskettavaa, että hän on tukenut mun työtä jo korona-ajoista lähtien🙏

Rakastan luoda menuja erityisiin hetkiin, joten ole yhteydessä, jos sulla on tulossa juhlat tai tilaisuus, jossa haluaisit tarjota vieraille jotain hyvää – oli kyseessä sitten takapihan kreikkalainen grillijuhla, monen ruokalajin illallinen tai rento meze-pöytä.

🇬🇧 Eng

It was a joy to cater a Greek menu for Silja’s () graduation party at the idyllic 🎓💙🌿🧖‍♀️

She hosted a beautiful celebration for her loved ones with a meze-style spread – fava, dakos, handmade dolmadakia, homemade bread, tzatziki, and Greek-style potato salad. All vegetarian and vegan versions.

💬 “I just wanted to thank you again for the food yesterday! It was absolutely amazing and the guests had so many compliments!”

Silja has visited Greece often and knew exactly what she wanted – warm, flavorful, and shareable food. It also meant a lot to me personally, as she’s supported my food journey since the early days of the pandemic. 🙏

I love creating menus for special occasions, so feel free to get in touch if you have an event coming up and want to treat your guests – anything from a backyard Greek grill to a multi-course dinner or a laid-back meze gathering.

25/05/2025

Thank you so much for coming for relaxing times !
What a great idea had to combine the screening of Mamma mia with a Greek brunch. An experience for all the senses that had people travel deeper into the film.
I had great fun doing something different & was greeted warmly by the staff of , many thanks to them too🙏

The space is very inviting & unique & i can’t wait to go back watch a film myself.

Thanks for having me 🤗

16/05/2025

A week of Greek homecooked food .zestii came to an end!
Nothing fancy , just some comforting wholesome classic dishes.
The ones your soul sometime needs.

I’m not a morning person so that was a challenge 😅 but it was nice smelling & eating these dishes.

Ofc there was the carrying stuff… my middle name by now.

We had some fredo espresso, spoke some Greek, met new people & the sun was awaiting at the end of all this.
😄

🌞 Helsinki is starting to show it’s beautiful side again.
Thanks for having me over .

14/05/2025

10/05/2025

Happy nameday to me! I love my name even though i’ve heard all kinds of awful things about it growing up in a narrowminded culture.
Aino is best🥰 i’m so happy my name is that. Like my late mummi🥹