If you’re a frequent reader of this blog you will have seen and read the many reasons why so many people visit Greece: the sun, the beaches, history, monuments, museums, nightlife, the food, the wine, the fresh vegetables and fruit. Today we’re going to pay particular attention to the fruit – figs to be more [...]
Byron Ayanoglu returns to Avli on the Danforth (Toronto’s Greektown) to cook-up a special menu for a fortnight Mount Athos Area Gourmet Festival takes place from Sept.2-5th featuring Greek chef Dina Nikolaou Methana, the hidden jewel of the Saronic Gulf The Moni Lazariston Festival takes place in Thessaloniki until Sept. 1st Post Footer automatically generated [...]
Cockles are a type of clam that’s found in the Mediterranean and “it warms my cockles” when my good friend George brings me some from when he goes diving. Had I received more I would have made a simple pasta with white wine, garlic, lemon zest and juice and fresh parsley. I only received a [...]
It’s been tough vacationing here in Greece. I go to the beach for two swims a day and on occaision I get bored and go for a walk along the beach. Towards the end of our beach it gets rocky but that’s where I also found rock samphire growing. I first made a potato and [...]
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, [...]
Exploring the Mastiha villages on the island of Chios On the island of Alonissos, canning tuna is still done the traditional way There’s a thriving art scene on the island of Hydra Diving tourism a rising attraction in Greece George Calomvaris to launch “food Disneyland” Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for [...]
Spetsofai is a Greek dish made of sausages and peppers. Think of it as a Greek stir-fry, a one pan dish.The first time I tried Spetsofai was in the city of Volos. It’s a dish that’s native to the province of Thessaly, which lies between Macedonia and Attiki. Traditionally, this sausage stew is spicy but [...]
I’ve been in Greece almost two weeks and I must say that I’ve been enjoying the fish seafood wholeheartedly. While at my family’s summer home in Nea Kallikratia (Halkidiki) I head down for 1 swim 2 swims a day at a nearby beach that mostly families visit. Each year I see folks who have been [...]
The village of Agios Lavrendios on Mount Pelion hosts the Music Village, the 1st program runs ’til Aug. 24th and the 2nd from Aug.26-Sept.1st The northern Aegean island of Samothrace, “the sanctuary of the Great Gods” hosts the Aurora Festival from Aug.23-29th Read about the origins of the very first Greek frappe (in Greek) Greek [...]
Love fish? You’re going to adore the amberjack fish. Love swordfish? You may ditch it after you’ve tried amberjack. The amberjack is a fish that’s found in the Caribbean and the eastern seaboard of both North and South America and thankfully here in the Mediterranean. Us Greeks call this fish “magiatiko” as it’s in season [...]
