when i first moved to chania from new york, i'd walk all over town trying to uncover every corner of its history. one day, I ended up in koum kapi, A neighborhood east of chania's main harbor. i fell in love. i particularly loved this cute little art deco building sitting near the end of the beachfront with its salmon pink doors and windows. i never could have imagined that one day, years later it would become my art studio, or that my art studio would also have a brasserie serving my favorite foods attached to it, or that people would be eating off of my ceramics. 

the building we are in was built in 1950 and was a restaurant called maiami (the greek spelling of miami). i decided to keep that name To honor the more recent history of this ancient town. 

see you tonight.

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Alexandra manousakis