In the summertime, us Greeks try and beat the heat any way possible. Days are spent at the beach, siestas in the middle of the afternoon and cooking when the home has cooled down or minimizing cooking. During the summer in Greece, meals are prepared the evening before or that morning and simply reheated for [...]
425 of Greece’s beaches were awarded wit the prestigious “Blue Flag” designation Let’s go trippin’ through the Greek island of Corfu (Kerkyra) What it means to be Greek, a spotlight on the Greek Community of Erie, PA Greek wine spotlight, Domaine Skouras rose Folegandros, an island that offers simple pleasures Postcard from Greece finally arrives [...]
Despite Toronto experiencing a cooler than normal summer (so far), there are days when the last thing you want to do is sweat it out in the kitchen or even tend to the grill! We can’t stop eating. The thought of subsisting purely on nuts and fruits is out of the question as well. I [...]
One of the reasons I started this blog is because I noticed a disjoint from the notion people have of Greek food here in Canada and the United States and what is actually eaten in Greek homes or served if you were to go to a Greek estiatorio (restaurant) or taverna (tavern). This gap is [...]
This entry will be my first “book review” other than anything I’ve written with regards to cookbooks. I was recently contacted about receiving and reviewing “Cafe”, what with my fixation on Greek food & Greece…I’m a natural, right? I of course accepted as I’m preparing for this year’s trip to Greece and I knew a [...]
Last week I hosted a BBQ for friends on the occasion of Canada Day and many of my American readers are full-on celebrating Independance Day. As a Greek, dips figure prominently on the table and one or two dips are on offer when serving guests (or ordered at a taverna). One dip that’s on practically [...]
The Greek Community of Toronto hosts the last days of it’s Summer Festival July 3, 4 &5th Many are traveling to Athens to see the newly opened Acropolis Museum, I strongly urge you to buy your tickets on-line Consider visiting Thrace, Greece’s north-easternmost province where one can still hear whispers of the past Vefa’s Kitchen, [...]
