Thanks to all who entered to win the cookbooks! The first winner of Mastiha Cuisine by Diane Kochilas is Suzie Dods with comment #9. Now for the winner of the Ancient Grains Cookbook by Maria Speck….Cindy (Maddox) won with comment # 35. Ladies, please email me at truenorth67 AT gmail.com with your mailing particulars and [...]
I decided to organize some Christmas dishes for you to consider when you’re planning your Christmas, holiday and New Year’s menus. These are some options divided simply in savory and sweet categories. Eat when you drink, drink when you eat and reach out and invite someone extra to the table. You’ll feel good! Savory [...]
This past summer I was out at one of these “Tweet-ups” where folks who have been connected through Twitter (hopefully with similar interests) get together. Most of the folks who gathered were food-centered, I knew some of the people attending and I was hungry! We met at a pizza joint and ever since I began [...]
The National Museum of Modern Art will move to the old Fix Brewery after a major redesign is completed in 2013 God Loves Caviar, a movie based on Ioannis Varvakis begins filming in Greece The Cycladic Art Museum in Athens is hosting an exhibit of Aegean Island Treasures Arousios Wines from Chios prepares to enter [...]
A couple of weekends ago I met an Ethiopian fellow and after chatting about foods, spices and the many, many foods and restaurants available here in Toronto, I asked Abye where one should go for Ethiopian food here in the city. He directed me to Dukem, named after the city that sits just south of [...]
I figured I better squeeze in all the fried cheese while it’s still December and we can splurge on some richer foods (and eat them too)! I have just one thick slab of Batzo cheese left in the fridge – a cheese from northern Greece that I brought back this past summer. To refresh your [...]
A couple of weeks ago I did a cooking demo at Toronto’s Harbourfront. No stranger to crowds, cooking in front of strangers didn’t present a problem and besides..I was doing what I love – sharing good, comforting food. When I was asked to conduct some cooking demos the prerequisite was that I showcase comforting dishes [...]
Here’s a dish my family’s made since I can recall holiday dinners like Thanksgiving and Christmas. This rice comes together rather easily which is good to have in your arsenal of holiday side dishes, what with the mad dash going on in the kitchen. The dish would originally be made with “ksinolahano”…a coarser Greek version [...]
This dish was first inspired when I saw Anthony head back to home territory (New York) and tour the city’s great old-skool eateries. If you’ve ever been to New York you know that there’s an endless selection of places to eat with every culture and cuisine present and a combo of trendy and traditional restaurants. [...]
Babatzim Tsipouro (Eau de Vie) is now available at Vintages stores in Ontario Cambas Ouzo by Boutari now available in liquor stores in Quebec & Ontario Tripped upon this write-up for Kentro Greek Kitchen in Orange Count, CA – love to check it out Michael Nourlouglou went from Top Chef to head Chef Greece’s donkeys [...]
