Elias stands at his front door.

Elias is around 11, with short wavy brown hair and wears black trousers and a beige hooded sweatshirt.

He says HI. MY NAME'S ELIAS.
AND THE INGREDIENTS FOR
MY FAMILY DINNER ARE...ONE MUM WHO LOVES
TO TEACH ME HOW TO COOK.

Mom is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans, a white shirt and a black sweater.

Elias says ONE DAD WHO LOVES
TO PLAY BASKETBALL WITH ME.

Dad is in his forties, bald and with a shadow of a beard. He wears brown trousers and a gray sweater.

Elias says ONE YOUNGER SISTER, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE GIA-NIHILATOR.

Gia is around 4, with straight brown hair in a ponytail. She wears jeans, a purple T-shirt with a print on the front and a pale pink jacket.

Elias says ONE YIAYIA WHO LOVES
TO HELP ME LEARN PIANO.

Yiayia is in her sixties, with short black hair and wears a black and white printed dress and a black cardigan sweater.

Elias says ONE BAPOU WHO LOVES
TO HELP ME DO EXPERIMENTS.
HE'S A SCIENTIST.

Bapou is in his sixties, with short gray hair and wears glasses, black trousers, and a purple shirt.

Elias says BY NOW YOU MUST BE WONDERING...

They all say WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

The name of the show reads "What's for dinner."

Elias says I COME FROM A LONG LINE
OF GREEK CYPRIOTS.
THAT MEANS MY FAMILY
COMES FROM CYPRUS.
IT'S AN ISLAND
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
A BIG PART OF GREEK CULTURE
THAT I LOVE IS FOOD.
I LOVE HOW THE WHOLE FAMILY
COMES AROUND
AND SHARES THE RECIPES
THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE MAKING
MY FAVOURITE, FLAOUNAS,
A GREEK CHEESE PASTRY,
PASTICHIO - SOME PEOPLE
CALL THIS THE GREEK LASAGNE -
AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA
BE DECORATING EGGS
FOR A SPECIAL DINNER GAME.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT MY TUMMY'S RUMBLING,
SO LET'S GO SHOPPING.

Elias goes to the market.

Elias says IF THERE WAS AN OLYMPIC SPORT
FOR FAMILY DINNERS
THAT COULD FEED A SMALL VILLAGE,
WE WOULD WIN GOLD.
THE MAIN INGREDIENT FOR FLAOUNAS
IS CHEESE - LOTS OF CHEESE.
WE ALSO MAKE OUR OWN PASTRY.
AH! CUCUMBERS.

Mom says YES.
I WILL GRAB THE CUCUMBERS.

Elias says OK.

Mom says CAN YOU GO GRAB THE CHEESE
FOR THE FLAOUNAS, PLEASE?

Elias says OK.
I LOVE HELPING MUM SHOP.
THERE'S ONE THING THAT I'M
ALWAYS IN CHARGE OF.
CHEESE!

He grabs a lot of cheese and says MUM, IS THIS ENOUGH CHEESE?

Mom laughs and says OH, YES.
WE DON'T NEED THAT MUCH CHEESE.
JUST HALOUMI.

Then, Elias and his mom pick the eggs.

Mom says THE ORGANIC FREE-RANGE EGGS.

Elias says LET'S CHECK THEM.

Mom says CHECK THEM.

Elias says SEE IF THEY'RE NOT CRACKED.

Mom says PERFECT.

Elias says ALL GOOD.

At the register, Mom says HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

The cashier says I'M FINE.
HOW ARE YOU?

Mom says GOOD, THANK YOU.
OK, WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING.
LET'S GO.

At home, Elias says MY GRANDPARENTS
LOVE TO COOK
AND TEACH US ABOUT HOW IT WAS
GROWING UP IN CYPRUS.
YIAYIA LOVES TO COOK
CYPRIOT DISHES.
SHE TEACHES THOSE RECIPES TO ME.
TIME TO GET COOKING!

A caption reads "Preparation stations."

Elias says ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS
TO COOK IS FLAOUNAS.
THESE ARE ONLY COOKED
AT SPECIAL TIMES OF THE YEAR,
WHEN THE WHOLE FAMILY
GETS TOGETHER.

In the kitchen, Elias says WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

Yiayia says WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, ELIAS?
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR FLAOUNAS
TODAY. I KNOW YOU LOVE THEM.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET
YOUR HANDS A LITTLE BIT DIRTY.

He pours a bowl of grated cheese into a bigger bowl.

Elias says OK.
THERE ARE SO MANY TYPES
OF CHEESE.
WE HAVE TO MIX THEM TOGETHER.

Yiayia says YEP. YOU'VE GOT TO
MIX IT ALL TOGETHER.

Elias says WHERE DOES THIS RECIPE
COME FROM?

Yiayia says WELL, YOU KNOW
YOUR GREAT-GRANDPARENTS,
YIAYIA'S PARENTS, AND BAPOU'S
PARENTS, THEY CAME FROM CYPRUS.

Elias says YES.

Yiayia says EACH FAMILY HAS GOT
THEIR OWN RECIPE
OF WHAT CHEESES
THEY WANT TO PUT IN.
YOUR YIAYIA...

Elias says HANDED IT DOWN TO YOU.

Yiayia says HANDED IT DOWN TO ME.
AND THIS IS YIAYIA'S RECIPE
THAT I'M GIVING TO YOU NOW.

Elias says COOL.

Yiayia cracks some eggs into the bowl and says GET IT ALL DOWN THE BOTTOM
TOO, ELIAS.
SO, NOW WE'VE GOTTA COVER IT.

Elias says OK.

Yiayia says AND THEN WE'VE GOTTA PUT IT
IN THE FRIDGE...FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

Elias puts the mix in the fridge and says OK.

Elias now makes the pastry and says THIS PASTRY RECIPE HAS BEEN
IN OUR FAMILY FOR OVER 60 YEARS!

Yiayia says NOW,
WE'VE GOTTA KEEP KNEADING
UNTIL YOUR HANDS
ARE NICE AND CLEAN.
THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW...

Elias says MY HANDS ARE CLEAN.

Yiayia says NO, THEY'RE NOT. THERE'S STILL
LOTS OF DOUGH ON THERE.
YOU'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE
ALL THAT COMES OFF.

Elias says EW.

Yiayia and Elias punch the dough.

Elias says WOW. MY YIAYIA'S SO STRONG.
THAT DOUGH
DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE.
TIME TO ROLL OUT THE PASTRY.

They run the dough through the pasta maker to make it smooth and thin.

They cut squares of pastry, put the stuffing in the middle and wrap it bringing all the corners to the center.

Elias says WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
COOKING WITH YIAYIA
IS USING ALL THESE GADGETS.

Yiayia says OH, YOU'RE DOING
A GREAT JOB, ELIAS.

They paint them with eggs and put them in the oven.

Elias says ANOTHER REALLY POPULAR
DISH IN THE HOUSE IS PASTICHIO.
SOME PEOPLE CALL THIS GREEK
LASAGNE. I CALL IT DELICIOUS.

As they sauté some onions, Elias says WHERE DID WE GET
THIS RECIPE FROM?

Mom says I REMEMBER, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
UNCLE ANTHONY AND I USED TO GO
TO YIAYIA ANNA'S HOUSE
AND I USED TO WATCH HER
AND HELP HER COOK.

Elias says OH, COOL.

Mom says AND THIS WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST DISHES
I LEARNT OFF YIAYIA ANNA.

Elias says I MAKE SURE
I TASTE EVERYTHING TWICE.
SOMETIMES THRICE.

Mom puts the pasta on a dish and pour the sauce over.

Mom says THEN I POUR IT OVER.

Elias says WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?
PERFECT.

Mom makes Béchamel sauce covers the dish with it.

Elias says DONE.

Mom says DONE.
WE PUT IT IN THE OVEN.
IT TAKES ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.

Elias says TIME TO START
DYEING THE EGGS.
FIRST WE ADD A LEAF
AND MAKE SURE THE STOCKING
IS REALLY TIGHT.
INTO THE DYE WE GO
FOR THREE MINUTES.
AND ONCE THEY'RE DONE, WE SHINE
THEM UP WITH SOME OLIVE OIL.
WHILE WE'RE INSIDE
MAKING OUR SPECIAL EGGS,
BAPOU IS TAKING CARE OF
THE MEAT ON THE BARBECUE.
MMM! CAN YOU SMELL THAT?
THAT MUST MEAN
DINNER'S ALMOST READY.
TIME TO SET THE TABLE.
IT'S TIME FOR DINNER!

Mom says EVERYONE, GET YOUR EGG.
THE LAST PERSON
WITH AN UNCRACKED EGG...

Elias says GOOD LUCK FOR THE YEAR.
LET'S GET CRACKING!
(LAUGHS)

Elias says AT OUR FAMILY DINNER
EVERYONE'S WELCOME.
TONIGHT IT'S MY MUM'S
GODPARENTS.
(LAUGHTER)

Yiayia says CHAMPION!

Mom says HA-HA!

Elias says YIAYIA, I WON THAT.
LET'S EAT!
(LAUGHTER)

Anthony says ELIAS, WHAT WAS YOUR
FAVOURITE THING TODAY?

Elias says UM...I LIKE COOKING.

Anthony says WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE ONE?

Elias says THE FLAOUNAS.

Mom says WHO DO YOU LIKE COOKING MORE
WITH - YIAYIA OR ME?

Yiayia says SAY YIAYIA. IT'S OK.

Elias says YIAYIA!

Yiayia says THANKS, ELIAS.

Mom says OUT OF EVERYTHING
YIAYIA HAS PASSED ON TO ME
AND WE'VE PASSED ON TO YOU,
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU THINK
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADITION
YOU WANNA PASS ON TO YOUR KIDS?

Elias says THE FLAOUNAS.

Elias says Mom says HE LOVES THE FLAOUNAS.
AND ALWAYS MAKE A LOT OF FOOD.

Mom says GOOD BOY.

Anthony says I GUESS WE'RE GONNA HAVE PLENTY
OF LEFTOVERS FOR THE WEEK.
LET'S JUST
HAVE DESSERT NOW, EH?

Elias says ARE YOU READY
FOR DESSERT?

Everyone says YEAH!

Elias says MUM MAKES THE BEST BAKLAVA.
IT DOESN'T LAST LONG
AT OUR HOUSE.
DAD, IT'S YOUR TIME
TO DO THE DISHES.

Dad says OK, BUT THEN YOU'VE GOTTA
DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

Elias says HERE'S A SPONGE.

Dad says THANK YOU. (LAUGHS)

Elias says THANKS FOR HAVING DINNER
AT OUR PLACE.
(ALL CALL OUT IN GREEK)

They say BYE!