Greek Pantry

Greek Christmas Gift Guide

Dec 2nd, 2010 | By Peter Minakis

This year I’m going to post some gift ideas for those with an an eye towards a more Greek Christmas. I’ve compiled some gifts from [...]

Posted in Christmas, Cookbook, Gadgets, Gifts, Greek Food, Greek Pantry, Herbs, Honey, Mastiha, MISC, News, Olive Oil, Olives, Pantry, Pasta, Salt, Sauce, Snacks, Spices, Sweets | 12 comments

Tsantali Ouzo and a Meze Recipe

Jul 30th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis

Last year, I was invited to visit the operations of the Tsantali Winery & Distillery in Agios Pavlos, Halkidiki, Greece. My family has been vacationing in this part of northern Greece since 1980, when our relatives bought their summer homes. The peninsulas of Kassandra and Sithonia are filled to the brim each summer with Greek [...]

Posted in Appetizer, Curing, Fish, Greek, Greek Pantry, How To, Meze, Olive Oil, Olives, Ouzo, Recipes, Salt, Seafood | 25 comments

Kostas Meat Market

Apr 14th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis

Seeing as how it is Holy Week for the Greek-Orthodox, most of us are fasting in some degree and we’re also juggling the duties of preparing for the big feast that awaits us this upcoming Sunday for Easter. Toronto boasts of having about 120,000 Greeks in the Toronto area, over a dozen churches and our [...]

Posted in Canadiana, Cheese, Coffee, Condiments, Dairy, Easter, Greek, Greek Pantry, Honey, MISC, Sausage, Spices, Talk Toronto | 47 comments

Pavlou Estate Winery

Feb 23rd, 2009 | By Peter Minakis

Last year during my vacation in Greece, I was fortunate enough to be given tours of three different wineries…a small one, a medium-sized operation and a large, internationally established brand. Today, I’m going to showcase the small operation, Pavlou Estate. The Pavlou Estate Winery is located in the Greek province of Macedonia, northwest of Thessaloniki. [...]

Posted in Florina, Greek, Greek Pantry, Greek Wine, Pantry, Wine Tour | 27 comments