
Savva Savas
ABOUT
Savva Savas
Savva Savas is a hospitality impresario and magnetic storyteller at the heart of Australia’s culinary scene. For over 25 years, through his company PLATED, Savva has curated unforgettable dining experiences for some of the country’s most exclusive and intimate gatherings. Fuelled by a deep belief in food’s power to unite and inspire, Savva launched the Three Food Memories podcast - a platform for heartfelt conversations about how food shapes our identities, our connections, and the world around us. His mission? To spotlight the profound, personal stories that emerge when we ask: “What are your three food memories?” Born to Greek Cypriot parents, Savva’s early life unfolded in Sydney and on a family farm on the Central Coast, where paddock-to-plate wasn’t a trend, but a way of life. The rituals of food, the warmth of shared meals, and the joy of celebration became the emotional architecture of his childhood - and continue to guide his work today.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.






