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 […]
Heads & Tales: Zen and the Art of Dining
This evening in New York would cement the pace and tone for the rest of my stay in New York… Meet more food bloggers, try out another Greek restaurant in Manhattan and enjoy the array of wines available to the discerning diner. Through my contacts at the Pavlou Winery, I was fortunate to be given […]
Heads &Tales: Astoria By day and Molyvos at Night
After my big night on the town in New York with a long-awaited arrival in my bed at 4:30am, Sunday greeted me all too quickly and despite the lack of sleep (early riser here) I was determined to continue my tour of New York. One of my curiosities was to visit Astoria. It’s known as […]
Heads & Tales: Saturday Night at Ammos
Saturday would be my first full day in New York. In any city a Saturday is going to be exciting but in New York, we’re talking electric. The day started off with myself making my usual fry-up of bacon & eggs, toast, juice and coffee. Soon after, I headed out and took the train to […]
Heads & Tales: Eating and Drinking My Way Through New York
I’m back home in Toronto after a thrilling week in New York City spent exploring this great city, meeting new friends and eating and drinking up all along the way. The opportunity to stay in New York City (affordably) is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I savoured each of my days in the Big Apple. A […]
Miskotini With Feta
I’ve been enjoying Greek-made pasta of late. The folks at Misko who make an array of pasta were kind enough to send me samples of their Greek pasta varieties. Most Greeks will acknowledge we didn’t invent pasta but most Greeks will assure you (and demonstrate if you like) their love of eating pasta. I’ll be […]