Greek Food Gazette 14/02/16
New wave of Greeks flocking to Astoria Here’s a Greek wine lesson: Santorini Assyrtiko Win 2 seats to March 3rd Tsiknopempti dinner at Avli in Chicago Twelve fish you’ve never heard but you should eat Few seats left for Feb.22 Seafood dinner at Penelope Restaurant Phyllo class on sale now for Friday, May13th at Le […]
Tsiknopempti Dinner Avli in Chicago March 3rd
Great news everyone…I am returning to Chicago on March 3rd to cook at Avli. Owner Louie Alexakis and I have come up with a decadent menu that will celebrate Fat Thursday, known in Greece as Tsiknopempti. The Greek Carnival period (Apokiries) culminates on Tsiknopempti (literally translated as Fat Thursday) and we are going to capture […]
Greek Food Gazette 02/05/2016
Decanter shares 10 Greek white wines you have to try Just a few spots left for Phyllo workshop on Feb.7th in Toronto Abba get back together to open a Greek restaurant Gay Greece: 11 destinations to take your partner this summer Uninhabited Greek island to host survival vacations
Duck Baklava
The recipe’s inspiration comes from a trip to New York City last year while I was also preparing for some pop-up dinners in New Jersey. On one of my free evenings, I attended a grand tasting of Greek wines hosted by New Wines of Greece. There, I was able to sip on some of Greece’s […]
Greek Food Gazette 29/01/2016
Decanter magazine reports on Greek WInes: the new generation Thessaloniki gets heavy promotion as “co-capital” at Johannesburg travel expo Two hotels from Halkidiki make “Top 10 list family hotels in Europe” Acropolis OPA in Buffalo, NY has a new menu with more Greek and all Greek wine menu Recipe of the week: Pistachio Crusted Rack […]
Shaved Fennel and Green Apple Salad
This is a terrific winter salad in that salads aren’t usually that tasty during the winter. Not much in season and I definitely wouldn’t make a Greek salad in January! Instead, utilize what is in season and you may surprise yourself! Here, I am using fennel – that mildly anise flavoured bulb that is wonderful […]
Recape, A Taste of Corfu
What a night! A sold out crowd of 55 persons that included visitors from Texas, a 4-time Grey Cup champ and Hall of Famer, some regular attendees plus some new faces that helped to make this a fun and memorable evening. It was also a delicious evening with all the dishes “kissed” using Greek extra-virgin olive […]
Armenovil Ice Cream Dessert
I’ve been to Greece over 25 times now and I’ve traveled every corner but there’s so much more to experience and to share with you. I am most familiar with northern Greece (where my family is from) and I especially love the food scene in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki. I always pay a visit […]
Kalofagas 2015 Christmas Greek Supper Club Recap
Happy New Year! May 2016 bring you lots of prosperity, opportunity and above all, good health. I finally got the photos from last month’s Greek Christmas dinner and the wait was worth it! Melissa Kay outdid herself capturing the essence of the evening. Great food, good “parea” and good wine. The theme of the dinner […]
Kourabiedes (κουραμπιέδες)
This Greek cookie is an almond shortbread cookie. Christmas time is coming and every home will certainly have Kourabiedes on offer for visiting house guests. These cookies are fantastically simple in ingredients, not too difficult and I don’t think I’ve met one person that doesn’t like them. What’s not to like about butter, roasted almonds […]