Pumpkin Pastitsio
Each year I see people throw out their carved pumpkins when they can use the flesh to make another good dish or two. Hold on to those pumpkins after Halloween, we’ve got a Greek dish to make! Inspired by Diane Kochilas’ version of Pastitsio with pumpkin, I took this riff on Greek’s answer to lasagna […]
Antiochia (Beyoglu)
I’ve visited Istanbul twice…correction – three times after this past summer and this city has countless places where one can eat. There’s something for every budget, in each district and most (if not all) of Turkey’s regional cuisines on offer. Anytime I travel someplace I like to do some homework, which includes finding out which […]
Baked Quinces With Metaxa, Cinnamon & Clove
Another summer has come and gone and once again our little quince tree did not bear any fruit. Although quinces are associated with the Mediterranean, they can grow in the lower parts of Canada (like here in the Toronto area). It seems the few quince tress that are in Canada are on family plots or […]
Pan-Seared Sea Bream With Spinach, Fennel & Avgolemono Sauce
This dish comes from Greece, handed to me from my mom who tried the dish via a family friend, Kuria (Mrs.) Anna. For this dish I used sea bream (tsipoura) filets but you can use any white fish filets (preferably with skin on). I like the skin on fish – when it is crispy and […]
Greek Food Gazette 26/10/2012
Join me on Sunday, November 18th for a dinner and movie as I collaborate with Reel Eats to cook up a Big Fat Greek Dinner Ikaria, the island where people forget to die Halkidiki sees boost in real estate and tourism from Russians Diane Kochilas shares her thoughts on the Greek crisis and opines […]
Kalofagas Greek Supper Club – An Evening in Florina Recap
My bones are a little achy today but I’m beaming (still) after last night’s Supper Club with a focus on the cuisine of Florina. Being that this region is where my parents are from, I went into this dinner very confident but also still worried because I knew some folks would be there who shared […]
Makaronada With Fried Baby Eggplant
There are still lots of eggplants in the markets here and this year’s crop has been sweet with very few having the usual bitterness one finds in eggplants. Not all eggplants are the same: the usual big purple ones often have some seeds and bitterness and one sprinkles salt on the exposed flesh to draw […]
Laiki Agora – People’s Market in Greece
The question I often get is, “Why does the food in Greece taste different, better than over here”? My simple reply is that the best Greek cooking is simple, relying on local, fresh and seasonal ingredients. The simplicity of the dish is allowed to shine when this maxim is practiced. Practically anyone I know in […]
Greek Food Gazette 19/10/2012
Check out “Going Out in Athens” program offering $10 meals at many of Athens’ fine eateries Greek wineries are adjusting to weather the uncertain market in the coming years Alexander, a rock opera opens in Thessaloniki Athens’ Kalamiotou Street featured in a ‘Hidden Gems’ article in the New York Times A new Greek restaurant […]
Ribeye With Mushroom, Mavrodaphne & Fig Sauce
I spent the Thanksgiving weekend in Kitchener-Waterloo area (just over an hour southwest of Toronto) and I stopped by one of southern Ontario’s best butcher shops, Brady’s in Waterloo (with a second location in the St. Jacob’s Market). This family-owned butcher shop has beef, pork, poultry, wild game, lots of local and exotic pantry items […]