Michael Rantissi grew up in Tel Aviv and trained in Israel, Paris and New York. He moved to Sydney in 2004, working at the iconic institution The Bathers' Pavilion for a number of years before opening Kepos Street Kitchen in 2012 and Kepos & Co in 2015. Kristy Frawley has worked in hospitality for many years, most recently at The Bathers' Pavilion. Together, Michael and Kristy are the authors of Falafel for Breakfast, Hummus & Co. and their best-of collection, Middle Eastern Feasts. Kepos Street Kitchen's food is Mediterranean with a Middle Eastern twist. Within the first year of opening, Kepos Street Kitchen won Best Café Food for the Sydney Morning Herald Café Guide. Michael and Kristy saw a gap in the market for Mediterranean-Middle Eastern catering and established Kepos Catering, an offshoot of their restaurants. One element of Kepos Catering is the bespoke platters that offer customers a choice of salads and vegetables to order by the platter for their next event. Currently, Michael and Kristy run Kepos Street Kitchen (Redfern), Kepos Catering, Kepos @ Carriageworks (market stall and catering, Eveleigh) and Salma's Canteen (Rosebery).