Purée of Red Lentil Soup With Crispy Onions
While in Istanbul, I’ve often enjoyed this lentil soup made simmering red lentils and aromatic vegetables. Some bay leaves and oregano round out the flavours and all one needs is a hand blender to blitz this easy to make delicious soup. I recently made this soup at my Constantinople (Istanbul) themed dinner and it was […]
Recipe for Copenhagen Dessert
The dessert you see here has nothing to do with the Danish capital and surprisingly, mention of Copenhagen and many Greeks do not even know it exists in the Greek repetoire of desserts. Copenhagen is a syruped dessert that looks like a Baklava on the surface but once you cut into it you see that […]
Recap of Danforth Christmas Dinner at Megas
For the very first time, the Kalofagas Greek Supper Club took place at Megas Restaurant, located on the Danforth and home to one of the Greek diaspora’s largest Greektowns. Over 40 in attendance enjoyed a 5-course meal consisting of Greek Christmas inspired dishes. The dinner was sponsored by Krinos Foods Canada, supplying many of the […]
Oyster Loukoumades
Last night I hosted another Greek Supper club, the second annual Greek Christmas-themed dinner. Christmas time signals that we can indulge a little bit with some the appetizers, cheeses, meat, fish and seafood and of course, desserts. There’s lot of entertaining and fried foods show up more during the holidays than other times of the […]
Ladadika District of Thessaloniki & Beyond
This past summer while in Greece, I finally got to enjoy and explore my favourite Greek city, Thessaloniki in September, when the temperatures finally dropped to a comfortable level. That period was in September and it’s a wonderful time to visit Thessaloniki. The city is Greece’s second largest city with a population of about 1.5 […]
Greek Food Gazette 6/12/2013
Kalofagas (Peter Minakis) to do a cooking demo on Jan.11th at National Hellenic Museum Domaine Porto Carras honoured with rural excellence award Initiative started to send relief packages to 4,750 Greek families in need What Greek wisdom can teach the rest of the world about living well Everything Mediterranean cookbook featured in Australia’s OPA […]
Monkfish Saganaki
From September and through the winter, I begin to see monkfish at shops in Greece and here in Canada. It’s not a pretty fish but it’s delish, no pin bones and the meat on the fish comes from two loins that are attached to the tail bone. You would get two pieces of that resemble […]
Everything Mediterranean Cookbook v.2.0
Unless you’ve been living on Mars (or Venus), you’ve probably heard that the my first cookbook is coming out this Fall (late October/early November). I’m getting excited as the release of the book is imminent and I am in the amidst of organizing a launch party and some other events for the coming months. I […]
Greek Food Gazette 3/12/2013
10 reasons to visit Greece in 2014 Tsipouro, one of Greece’s best kept secrets 2014 declared “Year of Culture” for South Aegean islands Greek archaeologist wins prestigious Feltrinelli award Boutari Naoussa 2009 names one of the best wines in the world Kalofagas Supper Clubs mentioned in Zagat’s Toronto guide
Christmas Gift Guide For Greeks + Giveaway
It’s that time again to offer some Christmas gift ideas for those who are Greek, wish you were Greek or you have a Greek in your life that you would like to buy a present for. I’ve gathered an array of gift ideas, some are stocking stuffers, some small gifts, some bigger and something for […]