It’s October 31st, Halloween and I’m excited about attending a party this evening. It’s one of the few occasions that adults can let loose and [...]

The Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas presents their Annual Gold Plate Dinner on Friday, November 6th at the Metropolitan Centre. The acclaimed chef MARIA LOI, will be supervising the amazing dinner. Call 416-291-4367 for tickets and info The Fat Greek serves up family favourites in the San Bernadino Valley A Greek man counts his blessings [...]

If you’re a regular reader of my site then you’re into Greek food, enjoy the reports from my vacations in Greece and you’re interested in Greek cuisine and it’s ingredients. Athens – Greece’s capital is home to about 5 million people. That’s alot of people that have to be fed. Most Greeks will go to [...]

Poutinga is the Greek answer to bread pudding. My take on Poutinga inspired by the Corfu (most common) version. Other versions can be found from Santorini. It used to be that regional dishes of Greece were only to be found in it’s area of origin but in this day & age, word travels fast, distances [...]

Last week I was given an advance copy of New York Chef Michael Psilakis’ first cookbook, “How to Roast a Lamb”. It turns out my copy wasn’t so advanced. Yesterday, I popped into Toronto’s “World’s Largest Book Store” and there it was! For those not familiar with Michael Psilakis, here’s a recap: Michael is a [...]

Village Voice’s Ten Best Greek Eats in New York City Greece “a top 4 world tourism destination” Toronto’s Greek Community invites you to participate in the OXI day Parade this Sunday, Oct.25th, 1:00 PM Greek Community of Toronto invites you to it’s Centennial Gala, at the Crystal Fountian, Friday October 30th Kellari in Washington unveils [...]

How can one summarize the city of Athens in a blog post? That would be a fool’s game. Athens is the capital of Greece, practically in the center of the mainland, the economic and government hub of the country and home to half of Greece’s population. For those who have traveled to Greece, you will [...]

It’s time to travel to other parts of Greece, both in a geographical and culinary sense. This year’s travels first took me south to Athens. The busiest route in Greece for traffic, trade & transport is between Thessaloniki and Athens. These two largest cities of Greece account for 2/3 of Greece’s population. Frequent plane service, [...]

This week, Indian food was demystified for myself. The long list of exotic ingredients had intimidated me and I was all too content to simply go out for Indian food instead. Toronto is very multicultural and one can easily go out and dine any cuisine their heart (and belly) desires. Toronto also has a large [...]

Diane Kochilas shares how Feta cheese is made and why the real-deal, Greek Feta is superior Brits still prefer the Greek islands when vacationing New York Chef Michael Psilakis releases his first cookbook A sneak-peak at Kellari’s taverna, opening soon in Washington DC The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Bluff City, Tenn. is hosting [...]