If you recall, I go to the beach twice a day, each day for a swim. Our family’s been swimming in Nea Kallikratia, Halkidiki since our family vacation in 1980. Between now and then, we’ve met plenty of people – made some good friends. One of the benefits of these friendships from beach-folk is sometimes [...]
This dish is inspired by a recipe I’ve seen in a few Greek cookbooks and the recipe involves lamb (or goat), boiling the pasta in meat stock and the result is a meal that tastes way more complex than the ingredient list would lead you to believe. The village of Anogeia is located over 700 [...]
Situated on the island of Patmos, the movie “OPA!” opens in theatres on October 16th The Boutaris family have played an integral role in Greece’s wine industry A wonderful article on Arcadia, where the first rebellion against the Ottoman empire had begun Avli, the “little Greek taverna” in Bayside, NY A detailed report on Greece’s [...]
The ironic thing about vacations are that one yearns to escape the everyday routine and replace it with a vacation routine. I want change, I want to escape computers, telephones, work-life and replace it with sea, sun, beach, family, friends and food. When on vacation at my parents’ home in Halkidiki, the new routine is [...]
I gave you a tour of the Kapani Market of Thessaloniki (a few days ago) and I mentioned that the Modiano Agora (market) was also nearby. The two markets really operate in tandem, separated merely by concrete, Ermou Street. The Modiano Market got it’s name from Ely Modiano, the architect who designed this arcade that [...]
Always, always, always…the best sauces for pasta are in the time it takes to boil them. This instance was no different. I decided to use “kampanoules” (καμπανοÏλες) or little bells and I paired them with mushrooms and some amamaranth. Us Greeks eat alot of amaranth and we call them vlita. Amaranth can be picked in [...]
Greek-Australian chef George Calombaris promises world domination Petra will soon open in Sacramento to serve Greek food into the wee hours of the morning Yvonne Judge ended up visiting Paros by Accident and now she can’t stop going back o’So Eats opens in Winston-Salem, serving up some Greek classics Niko Niko’s in Houston, Texas to [...]
