The Greek Odyssey of an Iraqi Assyrian from Iraq to Greece and then to Australia! An inspirational story!!

Maher Sadik (or Thomas as he was known in Greece by his first name) is an Assyrian Iraqi who fled his homeland of Iraq at a young age in search of a new beginning. After a long time and a long….odyssey through Europe he managed to get to his destination, Greece, which became then his adopted country.

Maher Sadik at "A Taste of Greece" Source: Supplied

Mahers love of the Greek culture, Greek people and Greek food has been an inspiration as well as his drive to succeed in life, despite the many challenges he faced. He eventually came to Australia after a decade in Greece but his continued love for anything Hellenic made him open a Greek eatery in the heart of Fairfield West in the western Sydney suburbs dominated by Iraqi and Syrian refugees and migrants compared to other nationalities. His Greek restaurant-souvlaki-taverna A taste of Greece replicates his love and appreciation of Greece for his existence in life. Dimitrios Kametopoulos spoke to Maher about his journey in life and about his culinary expertise in his production of yeeros!