Bardis, Ruth: - Ruth Bardis was born in Australia to Greek parents. Her strong ethnic heritage and love of nourishing food facilitated her switch from fashion designing to cooking, photography, and writing. Passionate about traditional Greek cuisine, she set off to learn extensively about her heritage, travelling countless times to Greece and revisiting her origins. She has lived in Greece, in America, and now resides with her husband, Athanasios, in Australia.