Andrew Youngson is a food industry for-lifer. Youngson got his start working in restaurants at the age of 15, his impressive resume includes places...
"I have a very long history with food. I started loving cooking when I was about eight or nine years old and have really dove into it wholeheartedly ever since," he says.
Phyllo is a staple of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. Most are familiar with spanakopita, a popular Greek phyllo pie. However, iterations of the pastry exist in several countries in the Middle East and along the Mediterranean. "Although everybody's familiar with phyllo, I don't think that many people have actually tried a properly-made, hand stretched authentic phyllo, the way that we're doing it at VERA VERA."
"We try and get extremely creative and do some fun and unique and try to use anything seasonal. We are planning a few interesting brand collaborations as well. So that's something cool to stay tuned for," he says. Youngson also finds the culture and cuisine of the region fascinating,"If you ask a Sicilian person where they're from, they say, Sicily first, and Italy second. There's some commonality of course with mainland Italian food, but the food is also very unique."
"There's some really exciting stuff on the horizon. We're definitely going to look for a future home for VERA VERA as well, because it's been great so far and we would love to keep it going."
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