Travel

Cafe Frappe With Ouzo

Jul 17th, 2012 | By
Cafe Frappe With Ouzo

Last month saw travel to the Boston area, where I was invited to do some cooking demos at the St. Spyridon Grecian Festival in Worcester, Mass. (just outside of Boston). The Greek community of Worcester is an old, established one with the earliest Greeks arriving there in the 1900′s.  This rock-solid Greek community has a [...]



Hotel Estia, Finikouda Messinia

Apr 24th, 2012 | By
Hotel Estia, Finikouda Messinia

Stephanie Milliken (nee Gallos) and her husband Glen run a hotel in Finikouda, Messinia in the southern Peloponnese. Stephanie grew up in here in Toronto but spent her summers in Greece, mainly in her father’s home town (Finikouda). The couple came here for their honeymoon in 2003 and discovered off-the-beaten path trails, caves, catacombs and [...]



Let’s Go to Lefkada!

Mar 28th, 2012 | By
Let’s Go to Lefkada!

I have a glut of travel posts in queue, places in Greece I’ve visited but I’ve yet to post about my experiences staying in these places. Some are islands others are mainland. Regardless, they should be shared and I think these posts will be useful for those going to Greece or thinking of going to [...]



Domaine Gerovassiliou & Wine Museum

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By
Domaine Gerovassiliou & Wine Museum

It’s time to start thinking about summer vacations and I’m once again urging you to visit Greece. Price-wise there has never been a better time and secondly, it’s still such a wonderful place for a vacation…ignore what you see happening in Athens. There’s so much more to Greece and I promise you – once you [...]



Thessaloniki’s Fish & Chips

Sep 29th, 2011 | By
Thessaloniki’s Fish & Chips

Early in my vacation to Greece this summer (within the first week) we got our first rain. This could mean we get the usual one (o two) summer showers that are the usual or…this would be an omen of an unusually rainy summer. The latter scenario proved to be false and Summer of 2011 proved [...]



Taverna Spiridoula, Lefkada

Aug 20th, 2011 | By
Taverna Spiridoula, Lefkada

During the past week I’ve been vacationing on the island of Lefkada, located on the Ionian side of Greece. Lefkada is one of the few islands where a ferry boat is not used to reach it. Mainland Greece can be seen from the east side of the island and the other side faces the west, [...]



Seafood Taverna “H Akti”, Nea Iraklia

Aug 8th, 2011 | By
Seafood Taverna “H Akti”, Nea Iraklia

This is my first official entry from Greece and yes, it’s hot, the food tastes fantastic (especially those garden tomatoes) and I’m enjoying the company of family and friends. Our home is in Nea Kallikratia, Halkidiki  – by the sea. One of the neigborhood towns is Nea Iraklia, just 6 km. north of Nea Kallikratia. [...]



Kostas’ Housemade Souvlaki

Jun 9th, 2011 | By
Kostas’ Housemade Souvlaki

Which Greek food comes to mind when you think of Greek cuisine? I began writing, cooking, sharing and photographing this blog to show you that Greeks do eat other foods beyond souvlaki. However, we do still eat souvlaki and I still get excited when I taste a well-made souvlaki when dining out.  During my recent [...]



Nea Folia “Η Νέα Φωλιά”

May 23rd, 2011 | By
Nea Folia “Η Νέα Φωλιά”

Tucked into one of the narrow roads in the Turkish Consulate neighborhood of Thessaloniki sits “Nea Folia” or “new nest”. Nea Folia is near the intersection of Kassandrou and St. Sophia and then you have to locate its actual location which is at the corner of Aristomenous & Kassandrou. Get  to the area and park [...]



Psarotaverna: To Fresko Psari

May 21st, 2011 | By
Psarotaverna: To Fresko Psari

When in Thessaloniki and one is looking for fish and seafood, locals will often direct you towards Kalamaria and Nea Krini for such fare. I’m telling you to do the exact opposite by traveling west of the city center and head to the Eleftherio-Kordelio neighborhood. Kordelio was founded in 1924 by refugees who came from [...]