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Whether you\\u2019re an amateur cook or a master chef, we bet you\\u2019ve never thought of \\u201cGreek-ing\\u201d up your favorite dishes, right?
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Kelly Salonica Staikopoulos and Joanne Staikopoulos-Marzella, two sisters formerly in the editorial and accounting worlds respectively, are now cooking up a storm with an innovative twist: Using recipes largely gleaned from their Greek mother, Mary \\u2014 aka Kukla (\\u201cdoll\\u201d in Greek) \\u2014 with their blog Kukla\'s Kouzina.
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Well-known in NYC\\u2019s fashion district, Mary Halkias Staikopoulos worked with fashion icons Vera Wang and Oscar de la Renta and styled Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy. While she was known as \\u201cKukla\\u201d to the fashion world, what she brought to her daughters in the kitchen inspired a legacy of love, family, cooking, and the seeds of a business.
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Now, with two cookbooks out, and a YouTube series in production thanks to Joanne\\u2019s daughter Jacqueline, Mary\\u2019s Greek food legacy lives on. Discover how heritage is a key ingredient to this sisterly collaboration, the pitfalls of starting a business, what Kelly and Joanne have learned from their mistakes, and so much more, on this episode of SheVentures.
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