Riganada
A little while back I shared my memories of visiting the island of Lefkada and this time I’m back to share more but this time we’re going to touch upon the cuisine. Lefkada is located on the Ionian side of Greece, that which faces Italy and its no coincidence that many dishes hint of those […]
Fried Sweetbreads With Walnut Skordalia
Just as sure as Spring arriving, so does Easter – ushering in new beginnings. As part of Greek Easter we (Greeks) like to nosh on some mezedes as the day marches on, one hour closer to the roasted lamb, one bite more until finally….Easter is but a memory. One of the mezedes my family enjoys […]
Greek Food Gazette 29/04/2012
“Let’s Do It Greece” is an initiative to give Greece a Spring cleaning, join in the effort on April 29th Historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes shares her Athens Tara Q. Thomas of Wine & Spirits magazine discusses Greek wines at the Splendid Table Beyond Athens: let’s go north to the Lake Prespes region of northern […]
Hotel Estia, Finikouda Messinia
Stephanie Milliken (nee Gallos) and her husband Glen run a hotel in Finikouda, Messinia in the southern Peloponnese. Stephanie grew up in here in Toronto but spent her summers in Greece, mainly in her father’s home town (Finikouda). The couple came here for their honeymoon in 2003 and discovered off-the-beaten path trails, caves, catacombs and […]
Greek Food Gazette 21/04/2012
Sani Gourmet Festival for 2012 has just announced its line-up of chefs for this annual festival for gourmands in May Boukies opens in Manhattan offering a small plates menu created by Greek Food Guru Diane Kochilas A Brit travels back to his grandfather’s homeland – Greece Easter Sunday has passed but Alexandra Christopoulos relates the […]
Warm Citrus & Spiced Olives
If you’ve been invited for lunch or dinner at a Greek home then you’re likely to see olives also served on the table. There are literally hundreds of olive varietals and when it comes to Greece, some olive trees that were planted in the thirteenth century are still producing! Did you know that Kalamata olives […]
Candias Oil From Crete
Last month when I went down to “the Danforth” (Toronto’s Greektown) for the March 25th Greek Independence Day parade I sadly found out that one of the oldest Greek general stores was closing. Could it that many Greeks live in the ‘burbs and buy their ingredients elsewhere? Or do they buy from non-Greek businesses like […]
Lemon – Mastiha Tiramisu
Easter Sunday at a Greek household is a full day affair with extended family and friends coming over. The day is centered around the cooking of the lamb be it a whole beast slow-roasted on a spit or in the oven. While we wait, there’s appetizers, we crack our red eggs, drink wine and sip […]
Neo-Magheritsa
Margheritsa is a traditional soup made by Greeks for Orthodox Easter. It contains cleaned intestines, organs of the lamb or goat and may contain sweetbreads and even the boiled head of the animal. The meat is boiled until softened and a stock is created. Spring onions, herbs are added and the soup is finished off/thickened […]
Greek Food Gazette 13/04/2012
Cretan olive oil wins Prague tasting competition Four Greeks were passengers on the Titanic The Akrotiri archaelogical site in Sanotorini has reopened The unique and Greek spice mastiha is beginning to appear in recipes beyond Greek cuisine New wine bar in Toronto to also offer Greek wines on its menu 10 Questions for Maria Loi […]