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 […]
Trigona Panoramatos
Ever wondered where the origin of some words come from? Try Panorama…yep that’s Greek (formed from Greek πᾶν “all” + ὅραμα “sight”) and it’s also a suburb that overlooks the entire span of Thessaloniki from what used to be Esso Papas from the west to Makedonia Airport to the east. Panorama is known for it’s […]
Greek Food Gazette 19/10/2013
Greece to be country of honour at “Gouts et Terroirs” Calliope Rises, poetry with Katie Aliferis Elaine Gavalas reflects on her family’s “big healthy Greek diet” Exploring the Venetian history of Naxos with Ruth Kozak Well it’s about time….tourists invited to discover lesser known areas, “Secret Greece” Seats on sale now for Politiki Kouzina, Aroma […]
Thessaloniki Themed Dinner – a Recap
Last week I hosted another Greek Supper Club, this time I presented a menu inspired by the tastes of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city. The dinner took place once again at the historic Burroughes Building in downtown Toronto and I would like to once again thank the management team for sponsoring the dinner. The wines […]
Coca Cola Ham Recipe
This recipe is for those looking to do something different, other than roast turkey. Don’t get me wrong, I love roast turkey but I’m keen on having it back to back. A problem I was presented with this past weekend as Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving. Enter ham. Hams are cooked and they come boneless, bone-in, honey […]