I know you’ve been waiting for some new recipes to appear on this site and with me just coming back from a wonderful (albeit brief) Spring visit to Greece, I bring you a quick and easy mussels dish that will take you to a Greek taverna and keep me at bay until my proper vacation [...]
Yes, I’m back from Greece and have lots of fabulous stories, recipes and photos to share with you. I was craving steak upon my return and I splurged on some ribeye steaks. They are flavourful, forgiving if you overcook them and full of beefy flavour. Here, I’m sharing an updated recipe from 2008 where I [...]
Have a look inside Souvlaki GR A symposium on the Acropolis Museum Here’s a list of “boutique hotels” to consider when looking for a place to stay while in Athens Extended hours for many of Greece’s museums announce by Tourism Minister Lyndey & Blair’s “Taste of Greece” premieres on Australia’s SBS ONE on May 26th [...]
Tucked into one of the narrow roads in the Turkish Consulate neighborhood of Thessaloniki sits “Nea Folia” or “new nest”. Nea Folia is near the intersection of Kassandrou and St. Sophia and then you have to locate its actual location which is at the corner of Aristomenous & Kassandrou. Get to the area and park [...]
When in Thessaloniki and one is looking for fish and seafood, locals will often direct you towards Kalamaria and Nea Krini for such fare. I’m telling you to do the exact opposite by traveling west of the city center and head to the Eleftherio-Kordelio neighborhood. Kordelio was founded in 1924 by refugees who came from [...]
Yesterday morning I reached out to another one of my many friends who reside here in Thessaloniki. Greece’s second largest city has a population of [...]
Last night I attended my first ever Greek professional soccer game in the “Tomba” (tomb) area of Thessaloniki. I was hesitant about going because of some the hooliganism I’ve seen on TV but my friend Yianni assured me we would be in a safe part of the stadium and that I may only be “offended” [...]
When I woke up this morning I was a little confused. I get this way the first few days of a travel destination. I realized that I was a) not in Canada and b) no longer at the Sani Resort but c) here in Thessaloniki, Greece. I spent the day roaming the Kapani central market [...]
It all started at Ouzeri. Once again my food blogging friends and I were invited to Ouzeri on Sani Resort to be treated to the down-home Greek cooking of Chef Katerina Syrrou. She’s from nearby Arnaia, Halkdiki and currently operates an award-winning and beloved restaurant in Cologne, Germany. This was our last evening [...]
When I heard that one of the restaurants we would be dining at was called “Tomato”, I thought it to be be rather boring. Upon reading Chrisanthos Karamolengkos’ bio and his notoriety for playing with Greek classics, I had no idea that he would also show us his love of the tomato by using the [...]
