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Dec 12th, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
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. [...]
Posted in Beer, Featured, Festive, German, Greek Wine, Herbs, Main, Onions, Pork, Quinces, Recipes, Roasting, Salt, Sauce, Stock | 8 comments
Nov 25th, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
The basis for any good soup is a good stock and that’s especially important for getting the most flavour. When I make a stock, I buy the carcasses (three) from a chicken (you can use one whole chicken) or the leftover carcass of a roasted turkey and place them in a pot with a carrot, [...]
Posted in Featured, How To, Recipes, Soup, Stock | 5 comments
Jul 31st, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
In Greece, a favourite pasta shape is that of kritharaki…our name for orzo. This pasta is usually featured in a baked Giouvestsi or stove-top manestra – both very comforting dishes that still transport me to Yiayia’s cooking. Today, I’m making Kritharotto…a play on risotto. Rather than toast Arborio rice then patiently alternate between stirring and [...]
Posted in Featured, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, Lobster, Main, Olive Oil, Pasta, Seafood, Stock | 17 comments
Jul 31st, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
Lobster is a splurge and each and every time I eat it…it’s special, a delight to eat and I savour each morsel. I use almost everything in the lobster, save the gills (which get discarded). Lobster is not cheap and you may as well squeeze out as much value as you can from this expensive [...]
Posted in Featured, Herbs, How To, Lobster, Recipes, Seafood, Stock | 1 Comment »
Jan 30th, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
If you saw the Pork dish I made last night, you too would want to have a vegetarian dish as a follow-up meal. I’m also really excited to share this recipe for a Mushroom Bolognese sauce. This pasta dish is for those that love mushrooms and you’re looking for a way to serve them as [...]
Posted in Featured, Herbs, Italian, Mushrooms, Olive Oil, Onions, Pasta, Recipes, Stock, Vegetarian, Wine | 32 comments