Smoked Eggplant Macaroni & Cheese
This dish came about after brainstorming with “The Dragon” on our recent trip to Chicago. I had prepared as part of the main course a braised lamb in tomato sauce on a bed of smoked eggplant purée. Hunkar Begendi for those who know Istanbul-Constantinople food. The key to pulling off this dish is getting the […]
Greek Food Gazette 10/02/2014
Elizabeth Willoughby takes us through each of Halkidiki’s peninsulas More misconceptions about olive oil Thessaloniki to get inner-city ferry service Greeks invited to tell “their story” of Greece Let’s go to
Big Boy’s Burgers
Through some mutual friends, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Elizabeth and Christos, owners of the Kingston Road (Scarborough) location of Big Boy’s. Toronto (and many cities) is still enjoying the proliferation of burger joints. The burger as you knew it is gone, no more big chain burger joints on the radar. It’s […]
Lamb and Artichokes Avgolemeno
Here’s an updated recipe from when I originally posted, back in June of 2008. Lamb is a fave for Greeks and I’m delighted to learn that I’ve converted many people into liking it. Lamb is versatile, you can use certain cuts for grilling, others for mince, shanks for braising and it this case, a warm […]
Greek Food Gazette 01/02/2014
Some spots still left for this Monday’s Fish and Seafood workshop “Pantou”, an EU website for travelers to Greece with disabilities Halkidiki expects return of Dutch tourists with Transavia flying to Thessaloniki Here are four ancient sites to see while visiting Crete Park of Canada inaugurated in Thessaloniki
Braised Lamb Pastitsio
This dish came about after having some leftover lamb shanks and like any frugal Greek, one should never throw out good food. Re-invent, remake, reuse. If you don’t have leftovers, then this dish is a little more involved as you will have to braise the lamb shanks to make but it won’t take you that […]
Lobster Spaghetti With Star Anise
I make dishes like these because I miss the summer, especially summer in Greece. One of the fondest memories I have from last year’s vacation was a day trip to Elafonissos, a small island just off the the coast of Neapoli, southern Peloponnese. The island has a pretty little main town, about 5 beaches and […]
It’s Easy to Speak of Parlour Lounge
I recently was invited to come check out Parlour, located on Adelaide West in Toronto’s entertainment district. Surrounded by loud bars and nightclubs, this oasis of sophisticated entertainment allows the option to head to a spot that has a full bar and kitchen, minus the din and crowds of the surrounded clubs. Owned and operated […]
Greek Food Gazette 25/01/2014
Kalofagas holding a Greek fish and seafood workshop on Feb.3rd The restaurant at the Acropolis Museum listed in top 5 museums to eat at Aegean Islands tops list of best wine travel destinations Visitors love Thessaloniki, survey shows Greek wine starting to make its mark in the US Greek-Orthodox church in diaspora sends money […]
Grilled Octopus Salad with Sea Asparagus and Fennel
I’m always looking for new and interesting octopus dishes…if you don’t like octopus – nothing here for you today. This salad is an answer to those asking for winter salads or salads with a twist. I came up with this idea of working octopus into a salad for my Fish and Seafood dinner held last […]