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Food By Maria on Finding Your Roots, Going Greek, and Authentic Living

Lay It On with Brad Leone··31 July 2026·53 min

About this episode

Maria Koutsogiannis (@foodbymaria) joins the pod to talk family ties and her upcoming book, Greek Out! Brad uncovers Maria’s vulnerable, inspiring journey back to her roots from her experiences as a first-generation immigrant to overcoming past health struggles. Maria shares her passion for olive oil. Brad shares a scary squirrel story.  You can order Maria’s book Greek Out here, out September 8th: https://www.foodbymaria.com/greek-out/  Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode!  Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6  Follow the pod:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices