Salata: Mediterranean salads for all occasions

Michael Rantissi grew up in Tel Aviv and trained in Israel, Paris and New York. He moved to Sydney in 2004, working at The Bathers’ Pavilion for a number of years before opening Kepos Street Kitchen in 2012 and Kepos & Co in 2015. Kristy Frawley has worked in hospitality for many years, most recently at The Bathers’ Pavilion. Together, Michael and Kristy are the authors of Falafel for Breakfast, Hummus & Co. and Middle Eastern Feasts.

Kepos Street Kitchen’s food is Mediterranean with a Middle Eastern twist. Within the first year of opening, Kepos Street Kitchen won Best Café Food for the Sydney Morning Herald Café Guide.

Michael and Kristy saw a gap in the market for Mediterranean-Middle Eastern catering and established Kepos Catering, an offshoot of their restaurants. One element of Kepos Catering is the bespoke platters that offer customers a choice of salads and vegetables to order by the platter for their next event. Currently, Michael and Kristy run Kepos Street Kitchen (Redfern), Kepos Catering, Kepos @ Carriageworks (market stall and catering, Eveleigh) and Salma’s Canteen (Rosebery).