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Greek Food Gazette 27/01/2012 If flying to/from Athens, take some time to review the two photo exhibits on display Diane Kochilas has compiled a glossary of edible wild greens, think outside the Vlita Acropolis Museum (Athens) hosts Manos Hatzidakis soirees in Februrary Diane Farr-Louis shares this ground-level report: At dinner with the homeless in Athens Diane Kochilas just returned [...]
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Salad of Smoked Eggplant Dressing With Graviera Croutons & Roasted Peppers I love eggplant and it especially excels when its given a smoky flavour. The best way to do that is by blackening or charring it – ideally over a charcoal grill but a gas grill or stove-top works pretty good too. Broiling eggplant in the oven doesn’t do the job, save your time. When charring [...]
Braised Rabbit With Mushrooms and Orange For a few years now there’s been talk of “sustainable” sources of fish, produce and meat. Today I ask you to consider the rabbit – mild in flavour (like chicken), lean, healthy (no skin) , sustainable and delish. Before I get any comments from the Philistines, the rabbit you see in recipes is not “Fluffy” [...]
Mille Feuille With Pistachio Paste & Creme Anglaise This dish came together last year, almost a year now but the time is right. Forgive me for the link-love that’s coming in this post but it’s necessary and good blogging karma. Last year I attended the Canadian Food & Restaurant Association (CFRA) Show where restaurants, franchises, distributors, innovators and practically anyone else who wants [...]
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 [...]
Recipes
The Kingham Plough’s Breast of Duck With Evesham Lentils Last week the mighty Stratford Chef’s School brought an entourage of teachers, directors and students to Toronto for a day of instruction in the kitchen by Chef Emily Watkins. With not even 24 hours in Canada and just coffee and innate passion for food did this young chef based in Oxfordshire (an hour outside of [...]
Islim Kebabi For those that have been to Istanbul, you know what I mean when I say it’s surreal: the density of the city, the endless traffic, boats and ships running up and down the Bosphorus, the seemingly endless city filled with historical landmarks and everywhere…I mean everywhere – there’s food to be had. When you’re a [...]
Talk Toronto
Spotlight on Chef Paolo Lopriore Last week my travels took me about 2 1/2 hours southwest of Toronto to Stratford, Ontario. Despite my urges to go seek out the old Justin Bieber haunts (he’s from Stratford), I resisted and went directly to The Old Prune restaurant to taste the creations of Chef Paolo Lopriore from Siena’s Il Canto in the [...]
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 [...]
Travel
Thessaloniki’s Fish & Chips Early in my vacation to Greece this summer (within the first week) we got our first rain. This could mean we get the usual one (o two) summer showers that are the usual or…this would be an omen of an unusually rainy summer. The latter scenario proved to be false and Summer of 2011 proved [...]
Taverna Spiridoula, Lefkada During the past week I’ve been vacationing on the island of Lefkada, located on the Ionian side of Greece. Lefkada is one of the few islands where a ferry boat is not used to reach it. Mainland Greece can be seen from the east side of the island and the other side faces the west, [...]
Pantry
2011 Greek Christmas Gift Guide + Two Book Giveaways!! Christmas is less than a month away and it’s time to get shopping and buy those presents for those important in your life. Much like last year, I’ve compiled a selection of gifts that would interest the Greek in your life or the philhellene. There’s something for everybody here and gift ideas that suit all [...]
Batzos Saganaki One of the cornerstones of Greek cuisine has to be it’s cheeses…varied in taste, texture and many offerings coming from all parts of the country. I brought a cheese from Greece is called Batzos – not Batsos (Greek slang for Police/Cop). Batzos come from northern Greece and more specifically from central to western Macedonia (Naoussa [...]
