For those familiar with Toronto, you might remember the Whistling Oyster. Although I’m not a fan of basement establishments, this once used to be innovative, had an open kitchen, one could sit at a table or eat casually at the bar. I’ve been told it has since closed but I hold dear memories of eating [...]
File this one in your “Sunday Dinners” roster of recipes since most of us don’t have a few hours to spend after getting home from work and none of us likely want to eat dinner around 11PM. Sundays are made for relaxin’ and slow food rules! One of my favourite cuts of pork are used [...]
Can you identify any of the fish on display in the photo above? I found recent articles in The Atlantic and investigative reports from the Boston Globe covering the topic of “bait & switch” when it comes to restaurants and fish mongers advertising one fish when in fact through genetic tests conducted (in Guelph, Ontario) [...]
The basis for any good soup is a good stock and that’s especially important for getting the most flavour. When I make a stock, I buy the carcasses (three) from a chicken (you can use one whole chicken) or the leftover carcass of a roasted turkey and place them in a pot with a carrot, [...]
Study links Greek diet to longer life Thomas Mueller’s book “Extra Virgin” heaps praise on those dedicated to high quality olive oil and disdain for the fraudsters Crisis-hit Greeks leaving cities for a new rural life A wonderful new cookbook released called “Balkan Cuisine” and featuring regional recipes of Florina Post Footer automatically generated by [...]
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending an evening with Margrit Mondavi and the just one-month young Modus Ristorante. Margrit Mondavi is the widow of Napa Valley wine pioneer Robert Mondavi. Modus Ristorante is owned by Sam Genkov who you may remember from Restaurant Makeover (“I’m watching you”) where his Bravi [...]
Worth a second look: same recipe as when I first published this very popular Greek dish back in October 2007 with updated photos today, enjoy! This is another traditional Greek dish and it’s still often made in an earthenware pot, a kind of glazed terracotta vessel and baked in the oven. Like many Greek dishes, [...]
This dish came together with ingredients I had “on hand” in my fridge. A free-styling kind of a dish that can either bear success in the kitchen or a meal for the dog. The first rule is ensure that anything you’re cooking with is still edible and not more suited for the compost bin. Second, [...]
Those of you who are from Slavic countries may be familiar with Pierogies – crescent-shaped dumplings usually filled with potato and cheese and varying to meat, saurkraut fillings and even dessert varieties. Here in Canada, I was introduced to Pierogies through the two very large Ukrainian and Polish communities here in Canada. The Polish community [...]
Are you going to help shape the Future of Hellenism? Kalamata conference examines modern olive oil production and sustainability The Byzantine & Christian Museum is hosting an exhibit of 50 Varlamis paintings of Agio Oros until Dec.11th Greek wine spotlight featuring a Matinia, Thymopoulos, Mediterra & St. George Here’s some coffee-flavoured dessert recipes from [...]
