Mid-Winter Seafood Supper Club Jan16
After a month of holiday indulgence, January is all about eating lighter and that means fish and seafood. Join me on Sunday, January 16th at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen for a mid-winter 5-course seafood feast. Greek wines and spirits will be pared with the courses. Many specialty products from Greece will be furnished by BuyGreek.shop, […]
Greek Food Gazette 10-12-21
spotlight on the Greeks of Charlotte, North Carolina the decline of Sparta, as seen through food four Greek brothers in Saskatchewan invented the Regina pizza village of Soufli in northern Greece was selected as one of the “Best Tourism Villages” Peter Minaki discusses the “400 Calorie Mediterranean Diet”
Recap – Seafood Tavernaki Supper Club
The past two weekends have been a lot of fun, cooking up some fish and seafood for my dinner guests. Thank you for making both evenings a sell out! I served some Greek classics along with some of my own twists, all paired with Greek wines and Spirits from Celebrity Wines. Many specialty products from […]
Revani with Maple Whisky Cream Sauce
The inspiration comes from my many visits to Quebec, the world’s largest producer of maple syrup.
My YiaYia’s Meat Sauce
My yiayia would call them “petaloudes” aka butterflies.
Seafood Chowder
You can use whatever seafood you have on hand but I like using a white fish (fresh cod), small shrimp and small bay scallops.
Spiced Fig Cake
On the weekends, I watch a show from Greece called “ΠΟΠ Μαγειρική”, a cooking show that highlights PDO/appellation products from Greece and Cyprus. The current host is Andreas Lagos, a Greek chef who has appeared on TV, has cookbooks, helps launch new restaurants and he’s a native of Samos (island). One of the featured products […]
Garlic Shrimp & Calamari on Fava
A couple of years ago, during one of my Supper Clubs, I served pan-seared calamari on a bed of fava. In Greek cookery, fava refers to a puree made from yellow split peas. My friends at BuyGreek.shop sell an excellent fava product that cooks quickly, possesses a gorgeous yellow colour and most importantly, they taste […]
Feta Brined Roasted Chicken Breast
If you’re Greek (or a Feta luvah), you have Feta cheese in your fridge and for the purposes of this recipe, you have Feta brine. The salt content in the brine is similar to that of making your brine. Brining is a wonderful way to keep your protein juicy and tasty. Feta brine is something […]
Baklava Cheesecake
love cheesecake, being Greek I love baklava, so combining these desserts into one is a fantastic idea.