Greek Food Gazette 9/11/2013
Sun-kissed flavours make their way from blog to cookbook New trade deal between Canada & Europe brings end to “faux Feta” Santorini showcases its cuisine with cooking demos and samples at London World Travel Market Nike of Samothrace project underway at the Louvre Museum (Paris) Four budget-saving tips for traveling the Greek isles Join […]
Seared Lemon Salmon With Green Beans and Bulgur
When I’m in Greece, I notice lots of folks there buying and eating salmon, even though it comes from Norway and Greeks have a wide array of small, medium and large fish from Mediterranean waters. When in Greece, I don’t eat salmon but now that I am back in Canada, we have plenty of wild […]
Greek Food Gazette 02/11/2013
Get your seats now for my Constantinople-themed dinner on Nov.21st Good restina does exist, Kechri of Thessaloniki shows us how Pelion region promoted as slow tourism destinations Aegean Airlines to fly to 15 new destinations in 2014 Fuss over feta…soon no more “faux Feta” will be permitted in Canadian markets A great article with […]
Sticky Apple & Walnut Pudding in a Coffee Mug
For the past while, the food trend that refuses to go away are desserts in a glass or Mason jar. It was stylish for a week but some people like to hold on to ideas. Moving on. Another trend, something more recent is the making of desserts using a microwave and a coffee mug. I […]
Braised Pork With Leeks, Green Olives and Prunes
This dish was the main course for my last Greek Supper Club with a menu dedicated to the tastes of Thessaloniki. I used my of my favourite cuts of meat, pork butt to make this dish. It can be bone in or not, has some fat in the meat and that melts away as the […]
Everything Mediterranean Cookbook Launch in Montreal!
Come meet me in Montreal on Thursday, November 14th and help celebrate the launch of my first cookbook, Everything Mediterranean. I will have books for sale (sign them) and will also prepare some appetizers from the book and demonstrate a couple of recipes. I am partnering here with Cook and Date and I would like […]
In Praise of Kasseri Cheese
The chatter among Greek food-a-philes of late is that Greeks eat more cheese per capita than any other nationality. Even more than the French! We don’t have cheese courses (at least not in a traditional way) but it appears on our breakfast table, in cheese pies, on salads, part of meze platter, on pasta, in […]
Greek Food Gazette 25/10/2013
Greek victory in “battle of Feta” against Canada Crazy Donkey, Greece’s first IPA style beer to reach the US in October Greeks leading the charge as Restaurant Week kicks off in Buffalo, NY Athens included in longlist of New7Wonders How to spend 48 hours in Greece’s original capital, Nafplio New Greek air carrier “Ellin […]
Ottolenghi’s Salad With Fennel, Pomegranate and Sumac
Last night I had the privilege to meet the two fellows behind the Ottolenghi experience, as they like to describe it. They are Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi and they cook and operate Ottelenghi the very popular café in Notting Hill (London). Yotam is Israeli-borm, Sami is a Palestinian born in Jerusalem and together they […]
Crispy Baked Lemon Thyme Garlic Chicken
Here’s a dish you can whip up in no time on weekdays and have on your table in an hour. Chicken is great when roasted, fried chicken is a guilty pleasure (save that for the weekend) and stir-fries and sautes are a quick weekday fix. Another guilty pleasure of mine is chicken wings and although […]