Source: http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/theoryandpractice/2007/11/yes_we_have_no_tomatoes_ancien_1.html

The syssitia was a ritual designed to forge bonds and served to bring people together through having soldiers who would fight together eat together in peacetime. This created an extended family of sorts, and led to troops “who fought with more bravery and a keener sense of shame than would have been the case with chance comrades” (Smith, 1870).

Source: (Smith. W., 1870) Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. (Boston : C. Little, and J. Brown [London, printed], 1870)

To create solidarity and prepare the team for battle, Chewse holds a Syssitia every Thursday. This is where one member of the ‘battalion’ sets a theme for the week and feeds his/her fellow soldiers, and another invites a friend to break bread with us.

Pastaficionado – Homemade Raviola with the Chewse Team – 15th August

The Syssitia is a ritual that is held dear to our hearts – and none may be absent without a reason, like how it used to be in Sparta.

Have any awesome themes for us to explore? Hit us up in the comments!