Greek Food Gazette 26/07/2013
A new generation of Greeks continue the family tradition with new restaurant in Victoria, BC New food truck hits Buffalo, New York – “Greek on the Street” Greek island spotlight, Limnos, located in the north Aegean Ten days of Greek island hopping Paying homage to the cuisine of Kefalonia Pressed for time but want to […]
Santorini Sunset Dinner Recap
Last week I hosted a dinner that was inspired by the local cuisine of the island of Santorini. Otherwise knows as the “Jewel of the Mediterranean”, this island has weathered the Greek economic crisis with consistent visitors to the island. People love the beauty of this rock that shoots out of the Aegean, it’s varied […]
Zucchini & Eggplant Stack With Smoked Metsovone Cheese
This recipe riffs of one of favourite Greek appetizers, fried zucchini chips. Tavernas all over Greece serve this easy but delicious dish in the summer months, when zucchini are in season. They are often served with Tzatziki. Another fave, although not as common are fried eggplant chips. I like combining both to make for a […]
Greek News Gazette 20/07/2013
Watch this thrilling video of people base-jumping high atop of the Navagio in Zakynthos The “top five” countries that import Greek products (with some surprises) Check out the Street/Beach Festival happening on Lesvos July 25-28th EU to allow Greece to lower VAT rate for restaurants Sani (music) Festival begins this weekend in Halkidiki Early bird […]
Pickled Octopus
Sometimes I have some leftover octopus or there’s always the octopus heads. Every bit as delicious as the tentacles but not as nice of presentation. No worries, you can use those leftover heads to make this classic Greek meze – pickled octopus. This meze keeps for awhile in the fridge and if surprise guests arise, […]
Greek News Gazette 12/07/2013
Click, watch and enjoy the new international WOW campaign from Greece Greek wines maturing thanks to global demand Aussie-Greek pastry chef launches new TV show New York state will begin serving Greek yogurt in schools Olive oil from Halkidiki gets PDO/appellation status
The Classic, Basil & Pine Nut Pesto
When I first heard or and tried pesto, this was the only version out there: warm, aromatic, spicy fresh basil leaves from my garden, garlic, pine nuts and Paremesan cheese. Today, there are so many varieties and twists on pesto – I’ve lost count! Pesto is traditionally made in a mortar & pestle but a […]
Cypriot Style Lamb Souvla
A few years ago I attended the annual Cypriot Festival, as hosted by Toronto’s Cypriot Community here in Toronto. There were lots of regional dishes from Cyprus but I was intrigued the most by the large chunks of meat that were slow-roasting over a charcoal rotisserie. The Cypriots’ preferred way to roast lamb (or goat) […]
Greek Food Gazette 05/07/2013
Saving Greece, one bit of Feta cheese at a time Lots of Greek white wines for you to choose this summer The Athens Open Air Film Festival returns for a 3rd straight summer Halloumi and Feta cheeses make it in this list of “best cheeses” The Ionian Islands, where the deep blue sea really begins […]
Moussaka Burgers
Most of us here in the northern hemisphere and now safely into grilling season i.e. the weather is warm enough for us to cook and enjoy a meal outdoors…just like in Greece! Here in Canada we will grill all year ’round but it’s so much more civilized now that it’s summer. Imagine, us Canadians will […]