{"id":15,"date":"2023-11-17T15:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T13:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oimageirisses.com\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:26:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T07:26:51","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oimageirisses.com\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”column_reverse” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-11-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#333333″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”OUR STORY” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1702369534366{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][divider line_type=”Vertical Line” divider_color=”white” custom_height=”32″][vc_custom_heading text=”At the heart and in the kitchen of our restaurant are two beloved sisters, Maria Georgiou and Androulla Karydi. Through their dishes, they pass all the flavours that have been recorded in our childhood memories, at our family tables, in the images and scents we encountered on every short and long journey in our country.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”“Mageirisses“ is not a tavern forgotten in time… It is a modern restaurant with a commitment to quality raw materials and authentic Cypriot recipes. We believe that tradition is alive and evolving, it runs through memory, and it becomes an experience and an adventure. We don’t reminisce about tradition. We live it.“” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”362″ background_image_position=”center center” background_image_stacking=”default” enable_bg_scale=”true” background_image_loading=”default” column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”zoom-out-high” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”457″ background_image_phone=”460″ background_image_position=”center center” background_image_stacking=”default” enable_bg_scale=”true” background_image_loading=”default” column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”zoom-out-high” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-11-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”none” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”center” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default” delay=”150″][vc_custom_heading text=”OUR COOKS” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1702369564688{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][divider line_type=”Vertical Line” divider_color=”accent-color” custom_height=”32″][vc_custom_heading text=”\u2018Oi Mageirisses\u2019 literally translates into \u2018the women cooks\u2019. The two women cooks Maria and Androulla at \u2018Mageirisses\u2019 engaged with cooking long before the opening of their restaurant. Following the recipes of their parents and grandparents, with the unexpected tweaks on ingredients and methods jotted down in their little blue notebooks, they uncovered memories of dishes while exploring cooking and taste in Cyprus.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”\u2018Mageirisses\u2019 is their first entirely own venture in the dining industry; they had dreamed of creating their own restaurant for a long time. Here in their kitchen, they stir and season with a motherly love the different influences collected over time in their pots and pans. Take the traditional \u2018pompbari\u2019, a recipe forgotten over time, or the Cypriot \u2018ttavas\u2019, the small liver dish, as well as the zucchini meatballs as examples of this ongoing process of trial, and error, and perfection.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”The desire to explore never stops. The cooks are always on the go, and their dishes are constantly evolving. 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We always choose select ingredients, from the local meat, vegetable, and cheese markets, maintaining quality at every stage of preparation in our kitchen. At “Mageirisses\u201d we preserve the traditional techniques, in line with today’s high-quality standards.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”We meticulously search for the best suppliers to secure a consistent quality in our raw materials. At the same time, we produce some of the main products we use in the restaurant, such as our renowned tsakkistes\u2019 olives \u2018and our extra virgin olive oil, which is used in almost all our dishes. 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