While I was writing my book and researching info on Mediterranean cooking, I learned that the foraging of wild greens went beyond Greece – folks in Italy, southern France and in the Balkans like their bitter greens…and so should you! Here in Canada, we don’t have the wealth of wild greens available to us in [...]
Last Tuesday’s Greek Supper Club was a sell out – 48 of my dinner guests sat together in two long tables to enjoy an authentic Greek meal. The dinner’s theme was the cuisine of Messinia, located in the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese. The dinner took place at the Burroughes Building on Queen Street West [...]
I’m cooking a Mastiha/Chios themed dinner in New York City on June 1st, grab your seats now Toronto International Film Festival to focus on Athens in 2013 City to City program Check out Kipos, a traditional Greek taverna in North Carolina Here’s a list of 51 recipes and ways you can use Greek yogurt [...]
I’m ecstatic to announce that I’ve been asked to guest chef at Amali restaurant, located in Manhattan’s toney Upper East Side. For those of you familiar with Greek dining in New York, you’ll be pleased to know that Amali is connected to a pioneer in fine Greek dining in New York – Periyiali. Join me [...]
I am delighted that that weather has finally warmed up and we may all enjoy a meal outdoors. Join me on Saturday, June 15th as I prepare a dinner centered around one Greek cuisine’s most iconic dishes – whole lamb on the spit! Let’s kick off the summer season with an dinner set in Toronto’s [...]
My apologies for not posting at my usual pace but it continues to be busy around here: just submitted the manuscript for my first cookbook (in stores November), now I have to work on the photographs, I am busy organizing my Greek Supper Clubs, Greek Easter just past and here we are. Time flies. The [...]
Messinia in the culinary spotlight at upcoming fundraiser dinner in Toronto Greek short film called Rainy Days looking for help through crowdsourcing Join me on Saturday, May 25th for cooking class called, One Night in Athens Mediterranean is getting mainstream – May is officially Mediterranean Diet month Here are 15 clever ways you can use [...]
I am now accepting orders (Toronto only) for Easter Tsoureki (as in photo above), $10 per loaf, order by April 30 at truenorth67 AT gmail.com New Guinness world record for longest/largest Tsoureki in the world A feel good video with a behind the scenes look at Greece’s National Guard (Evzones) GAEA takes silver at New [...]
Last week I dropped by Lisa Marie’s long awaited restaurant. After thousands of sandwiches, pop-ups, a food truck a TV show…now his own restaurant serving up Chiccetti…Italian-inspired small plates. Click the slide show below…you’ll be going to Lisa Marie’s soon! Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
Many of you have visited my Recipe Round-Up for Lent and I hope that I’ve helped you find some interesting dishes to break-up the monotony of the usual Lenten fare. We’re fast approaching Greek Easter and preparations are already beginning in my household! Greek Easter is centered around lamb or goat and the whole day [...]
