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Windows in Niagara Falls by Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy has long been associated with local, seasonal cooking in the Toronto area (some say he led the movement) and now he’s spread his wings to Niagara Falls where he treated some lucky guests to a dinner atop of the Sheraton Hotel’s Windows restaurant overlooking both the American and Canadian Falls. Born and raised [...]
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Greek
Greek Food Gazette 13/05/2012
Discover Toronto’s Greektown on the Danforth every Saturday from 11:30am – 2:30pm A journey to the cherry orchards of Pella The first Acropolis Half-Marathon takes place on May 20th New York Times invites you on a Greek wine adventure with some recommendations Feature Greek island: Amorgos Tasty tips to enjoy mange tout or…fassaolakia Post Footer [...]
Floriniotiki Strapetsada With Feta & Kebapia
To understand where this dish comes from is to first get a hang of what Strapetsada is: basically a scrambled egg dish containing grated tomatoes, olive oil and crumbled Feta and often eaten as a meze or late evening Greek dinner. There are may variances to this dish but those are the basics. Like with [...]
Riganada
A little while back I shared my memories of visiting the island of Lefkada and this time I’m back to share more but this time we’re going to touch upon the cuisine. Lefkada is located on the Ionian side of Greece, that which faces Italy and its no coincidence that many dishes hint of those [...]
Fried Sweetbreads With Walnut Skordalia
Just as sure as Spring arriving, so does Easter – ushering in new beginnings. As part of Greek Easter we (Greeks) like to nosh on some mezedes as the day marches on, one hour closer to the roasted lamb, one bite more until finally….Easter is but a memory. One of the mezedes my family enjoys [...]
Recipes
Tyler Florence’s Fried Chicken I read just last week that fried chicken is “trending”…did it ever go away? I think what is really happening is a movement to fry more at home rather than rely on restaurants and fast food eateries to handle what some consider “heavy lifting” in terms of cooking. Frying food is intimidating, it’s messy and [...]
Lemon – Mastiha Tiramisu Easter Sunday at a Greek household is a full day affair with extended family and friends coming over. The day is centered around the cooking of the lamb be it a whole beast slow-roasted on a spit or in the oven. While we wait, there’s appetizers, we crack our red eggs, drink wine and sip [...]
Talk Toronto
Windows in Niagara Falls by Jamie Kennedy Jamie Kennedy has long been associated with local, seasonal cooking in the Toronto area (some say he led the movement) and now he’s spread his wings to Niagara Falls where he treated some lucky guests to a dinner atop of the Sheraton Hotel’s Windows restaurant overlooking both the American and Canadian Falls. Born and raised [...]
Kalofagas Greek Supper Club – An Evening in the Cyclades I’m excited to announce the second Kalofagas Greek Supper Club and this time I’m going to explore the cuisine from the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. The first time I set foot on these islands was back in 1988 when getting around Greece was harder, longer and more tiresome. I had to take an [...]
Travel
Hotel Estia, Finikouda Messinia Stephanie Milliken (nee Gallos) and her husband Glen run a hotel in Finikouda, Messinia in the southern Peloponnese. Stephanie grew up in here in Toronto but spent her summers in Greece, mainly in her father’s home town (Finikouda). The couple came here for their honeymoon in 2003 and discovered off-the-beaten path trails, caves, catacombs and [...]
Let’s Go to Lefkada! I have a glut of travel posts in queue, places in Greece I’ve visited but I’ve yet to post about my experiences staying in these places. Some are islands others are mainland. Regardless, they should be shared and I think these posts will be useful for those going to Greece or thinking of going to [...]
Pantry
Candias Oil From Crete Last month when I went down to “the Danforth” (Toronto’s Greektown) for the March 25th Greek Independence Day parade I sadly found out that one of the oldest Greek general stores was closing. Could it that many Greeks live in the ‘burbs and buy their ingredients elsewhere? Or do they buy from non-Greek businesses like [...]
Phyllo Pies For Sale! This is one of the most exciting moments since this blog first began back in May of 2007. After many hours of learning the craft [...]
