Having a grand ole' time at the Panagyri at Agio Mama

Hello and welcome to my site, my name is Peter Minakis and here’s where you will find some basic info on this site. First of all, allow me to tell you what “Kalofagas” means. In Greek, it’s a “gourmet”. I am a Canadian of Greek descent, born here in Toronto. I’m a financial advisor, love traveling (especially to Greece), I have pet cockatiels who are also prolific breeders, enjoy a quiet night at home or going out to be a tourist in my own city. In case you haven’t wondered…I love food and this will become more evident as I write my installments.

All the food (unless otherwise noted) has been cooked by me, and photos are now been captured with a Canon Powershot S90. Earlier photos in the blog were taken with a Canon Powershot A530.

Media/Events/Product/Samples/Reviews/Travel

Although this site focuses on Greek and Mediterranean food, I do also like to eat my way through Toronto, surrounding areas and of course Canada and the United States. Here at home in Toronto, I consider myself a “tourist in my own town” discovering the food and entertainment scene that seems to be changing every day.

I welcome invites to attend openings of new restaurants, eateries, taverns, markets and diners, hotels and bars, clubs and other venues in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). If you have a new product that you would like me sample/review, I am open to your suggestions. I’d love to cover an event/milestone for your venue or establishment and I do travel! Contact me (Peter Minakis) at truenorth67 AT gmail dot com.

I do not accept nor post/publish “canned” blog posts nor am I willing to entertain offers. Everything on this blog is written by me and I do not see this changing.

I love learning about new cultures, their cuisines, food, ingredient, cooking techniques and new recipes. If you have a food-related book or cookbook you would like me to review, I’m game!

Catering/Events/Cooking

Recently began selling Greek street food to over 1500 guests/attendees at the Toronto Underground Market

I also do catering for dinner parties to larger gatherings. Looking for someone to cook that Greek feast for you? You need something from this site cooked for you on a large scale? I can help. If you’re a restaurant looking to overhaul your menu, I’d love to be part of the process. I am also keen on cooking demonstrations featuring some of the most authentic and delicious Greek recipes out there. Contact me (Peter Minakis) at truenorth67 AT gmail dot com.

Have a look at “An Evening in Greece’, a dinner event I organized with Toronto’s Estiatorio Malena.

Another glowing recount of my dinner at Estiatorio Malena.

My presence in TV, print, web media

Greek Salad Recipe featured in the Sigona Farmer’s Market newsletter

Three of my recipes featured in the Australian Summer Issue of Opa! magazine

Recipes featured in Canadian food magazine “Eat In Eat Out”

Blog post of my stay in Naxos and witnessing a traditional Greek wedding on the island was re-printed in National Chronicle (Ethnikos Kyrix)

Christmas recipes featured on a colour two-page spread in the Australian-based OPA! Magazine

Vassilopita recipe featured in 2011 Holiday Favourites edition in Canadian Living Magazine

Featured in Chicago’s Greek Star article on Greek Food Blogs

Article feature in the web portal for SKAI Greek TV station

Article in SKAI TV’s web portal relating Good Friday rites in Toronto’s Greek-Orthodox community

Potato Salad recipe shared on SKAI TV’s web portal

Article featured in Tachydromos, monthly magazine included in Greece’s major daily TA NEA

Frequently contribute recipes to Nostimies, Greece’s Free Press gastronomy web portal

Interview on Wandering Educators web site

Granted a phone interview with restauranteur/Chef Michael Psilakis

Given an interview with Canadian chef/TV personality Christine Cushing

Filmed cooking segments for a full day in Athens with Film Producer/Writer/Director Dimitri Vorris

Recipe for Amaretto Mousse featured on Greek chef/TV personality Dina Nikolaou’s show

Cooked a pasta on chef Dina Nikolaou’s cooking show on STAR TV

Cheese Pies, Stuffed Peppers, Orange Pie, Homemade Bread, Pistachio-crusted Sole cooking segments featured on Greek-Canadian TV show “Edo Kai Tora”

How to Navigate Around My Site

In Firefox, in the URL bar, where the name of the site appears, there is a square orange icon on the right (see above). Click on it, and there is a drop-down menu for both subscribing to the RSS feed for the site and for the comment feed. If you hover your cursor over it, then click on it where it says, “Subscribe to this page…” the drop-down menu will tell you which one it is.

In Safari, there is a gray box that says RSS in the URL field, where the name of the site appears. If you click on that gray box, a drop-down box will appear with two feeds: one for the blog itself and the other for comments.

RSS makes it possible to subscribe to a web site instead of visiting it. It is an increasingly popular way to access weblog and news content, especially among geeks, bloggers, and news junkies.

For those of you who use Explorer, there are directions at the Windows site.

At the bottom of each post, one can subscribe to the comments left by others pertaining to the post. An email will be sent  to you. Also at the bottom of each page is a “share/save” button that when you place your cursor on it, a window will balloon open. In that balloon are two options for printing a post/recipe and an array of bookmarking preferences.

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Any questions or comments? Feel free to email me at truenorth67 AT gmail DOT COM

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