Thyme Scented Mushrooms (Αρωματικά-μανιτάρια-με-θυμάρι)
Greeks take pride in serving up quality appetizers/mezedes for their friends and relatives. Like most of you, we are in full festive season gear with friends dropping by and dropping in on friends. One thing you’ll notice about the hospitality of the Greeks is that one never gets the sense of being rushed. In good […]
Roasted Red Pepper and Potato Salad
I hope you enjoyed my travel and food journey through New York over the past couple of weeks. There have been many times since my return where I wished I could jet off each weekend, see some new friends again and sample more of the city’s great food. I’m thinking New York could become a […]
Heads & Tales: Fish Tails (and a Recipe)!
Today’s installment of my New York City recap involves making more new friends from the blogging community, celebrating seafood and living like a New Yorker. Having been given the luxury of having one week to live in New York City gave me a new perspective on this great city. New Yorkers are kind. Throughout the […]
Heads & Tales: Kefi in New York
During my stay in New York, my days were occupied by sightseeing (nothing too touristy) and the evenings were for dining and meeting new friends. My stay in New York and the exploration of the Greek food scene wouldn’t be complete without tasting the creations of Michael Psilakis. Michael has appeared on Iron Chef America […]
Heads & Tales: Uptown and Downtown
If there’s one glaring thing I noticed about New York City since my last visit there is that’s is safer. The last time I was in New York, the mayor was David Dinkins, Bill Clinton was being inaugurated as President and Times Square still teemed with Peep Shows. Fast forward to 2008, post 9/11 New […]