Walnut Skordalia
Rather than have you search other recipes with the nest egg hidden in there, I’m posting the walnut skordalia recipe on its own. Skordalia is a dip/condiment most often paired with battered and fried salt cod and it is wither made with a base of stale bread or boiled potatoes. Down south in Laconia they […]
Scorpion Fish & Venus Clam Chowder
I have little to complain about upon reflecting on the six weeks I’ve spent vacationing in Greece. Despite the cloudy and rainy past couple of days the weather has been sunny, hot and the beaches were clean, not as crowded and the food, ever-inspiring. If if weren’t for yesterday’s cool & rainy day I may […]
The Acropolis Greek Salad
This past summer has been a tough year for those trying to grow tomatoes around Thessaloniki and here in Halkidiki. I can’t speak for the rest of Greece but many homeowners complained of a cold Spring followed by an unrelenting hot summer and a bug that would eat the tomato plants from inside out. My […]
Makaronada With Tuna, Roast Peppers & Capers
Use what’s around you, in season and as local as possible. Here in Greece I’ve been enjoying my summer vacation with those who mean so much to me: my family, relatives, good friends. Its been hot here in Greece since July and since I’ve been here (early August) we’ve had temperatures reaching well over […]
Artisinale – French Country Dining in Guelph
There’s a lot going on in Toronto these days, so much that sometimes you just want to get out of the city, away from the traffic, the phone calls, kids and any of life’s daily pressures. A trip out of the city can recharge your batteries and despite Toronto’s growing problems we have the countryside […]
Greek Food Gazette 28/07/2012
Kalofagas featured this month in a Hungarian food magazine Sol-Brine is a company that has begun de-salination operations on the island of Tinos Greece’s white wines rival Italy & Spain’s Purists alarmed, angry at how new technology is producing thick “Greek yogurt” Discover Greektown/Danforth this Saturday and each Saturday for food, fun and a […]
Ouzo-Cured Salmon
When I speak to friends who attended the Thalassa Supper Club I got varying opinions on who liked what the most. One of the dishes I was very pleased with is an Ouzo-cured salmon I served as part of a trio of appetizers to begin the evening. You need a fresh as can be salmon, […]
Thalassa! Thalassa! July 10th Greek Supper Club Recap
I just received the fabulous photos of last week’s Greek Supper Club held on the rooftop of a condo in the Fashion District of downtown Toronto. The memories are still fresh in my mind but I want to share this fabulous evening for those of you who couldn’t make it or you’re thinking about attending […]
Cafe Frappe With Ouzo
Last month saw travel to the Boston area, where I was invited to do some cooking demos at the St. Spyridon Grecian Festival in Worcester, Mass. (just outside of Boston). The Greek community of Worcester is an old, established one with the earliest Greeks arriving there in the 1900’s. This rock-solid Greek community has a […]
Greek Food Gazette 17/07/2012
How Greece can increase its exports in food items and natural resources Greek-American chef finds opportunity in crisis-struck Greece The Peloponnese is steeped in history & beauty – a great reason to visit southern Greece Greek cuisine listed in “Top 8 food trends” in the US Join me this Friday July 20th at as I […]