Book Review

Gail Simmons Loves Greek Food

Mar 15th, 2012 | By
Gail Simmons Loves Greek Food

Last night I attended a media event at the Drake Hotel that was organized by Ivy Knight and Harper-Collins publishing. The occasion was to present Gail Simmons’ book titled “Talking With My Mouth Full”. Gail Simmons was born & raised in Toronto but left for the US to immerse herself in the PR side of [...]



Take the Three Greek Sisters Home (Giveaway)

Dec 15th, 2009 | By
Take the Three Greek Sisters Home (Giveaway)

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting the Three Greek Sisters. Born & raised in Toronto’s Greektown (The Danforth), these ladies have just released a self-published cookbook, “Around the Greek Table”. Betty, Eleni and Samantha Bakopoulos share family recipes with the reader with one eye on on tradition and the other with plating traditional [...]



Cafe Tempest: Adventures on a Small Greek Island

Jul 6th, 2009 | By
Cafe Tempest: Adventures on a Small Greek Island

This entry will be my first “book review” other than anything I’ve written with regards to cookbooks. I was recently contacted about receiving and reviewing “Cafe”, what with my fixation on Greek food & Greece…I’m a natural, right? I of course accepted as I’m preparing for this year’s trip to Greece and I knew a [...]