Meliz Berg

Meliz Berg is a No. 1 Sunday Times Bestselling author. She is a self-taught cook, recipe developer and food content creator. Due to her Turkish-Cypriot heritage, Meliz grew up in a household where her parents combined both traditional Cypriot and multi-cultural London living. Her mother’s influence has been fundamental in her cooking, and Meliz is very passionate about developing the family recipes of her childhood which for years had only been passed down through oral tradition, whilst also developing recipes to suit modern, busy lifestyles. Meliz studied Music at Masters Level, taught it at secondary school for eight years, then started a recipe blog after the birth of her first child, documenting the traditional Cypriot dishes that she was introducing to him. After taking a break from teaching, Meliz decided to pursue her passion for food and the blog progressed into a very successful Meliz Cooks Instagram page, where her recipes are cooked and shared by her followers from all over the world. Meliz has gained a supportive following due to her easy-to-follow recipes, addictive combinations of flavours and spices, sympathetically highlighting the melting-pot of beautiful cuisines from across the Mediterranean, Balkans and (Middle) East evident in Cyprus, and her dazzling, colourful displays of food. Her recipes have featured in Sainsburys Magazine, Olive Magazine, Co-Op Food and Asda Good Living Magazine, as well as for Good Homes and the Guardian online, and she regularly works as a recipe developer and campaigner for various brands, including Sainsburys, Waitrose, AEG, Castello Cheese and Blossom Avenue. She has also run successful London pop-ups, most recently in Barboun, features at the Food and Drink Festival at The Ideal Home Show, and cooks regularly on ITV's This Morning.