Rocket Salad With Figs and Graviera
There’s a saying that “what grows together goes together” and if there ever was a dish to reinforce this saying – it’s this salad. The days are still hot here in Greece but with August gone and the days shortening there’s some relief as the evenings become cooler. Cooler temperatures also bring in some fall/autumn […]
Greek Food Gazette 09/02/2011
A primer on reading Greek wine labels Xanthi’s Old City Festival takes place from Sept.3 – 11th A feature on Grevena’s delicious and wide variety of mushrooms Here’s another list offering dining suggestions (for all budgets) while visiting Athens The old Greece is new again, check out the Costa Navarino resort in Messinia
Gavros Saganaki (Γαύρος Σαγανάκι)
There are some things that just MUST be eaten when in Greece: vine-ripe tomatoes, freshly pressed olive oil, tree-ripened figs, watermelon and cantaloupe and the fresh fish – anchovies in particular. Erase whatever preconceived notion you have of the anchovy. Forget about the salty tinned or jarred variety or that pizza with the dreaded anchovies […]