Greek Food Gazette 18/03/2012
China warms up to Greek wines: VAENI-Naoussa co-op signs large export deal The 7th International Marathon “Alexander the Great” takes place on Sunday April 1st A chat with Yiannis Pareskevopoulos of Gaia Wines on the diversity of Greek wine In Greece, cutting out the middleman means a return to domestic food Baltimore celebrates Greek Week […]
Crab Kritharotto
The crab, the symbol for my zodiac – Cancer or Karkinos in Greek. In Greek mythology Karkinos was a giant crab that assisted Hydra the nine-headed serpent in its battle with Iraklis (Heracles) at Lerna. The hero crushed it under his foot but as a reward it was placed amongst the stars as constellation Cancer […]
Gail Simmons Loves Greek Food
Last night I attended a media event at the Drake Hotel that was organized by Ivy Knight and Harper-Collins publishing. The occasion was to present Gail Simmons’ book titled “Talking With My Mouth Full”. Gail Simmons was born & raised in Toronto but left for the US to immerse herself in the PR side of […]
Politiki Salata
Not too long ago, even if one wanted a fruit or a vegetable out of season, it would be bought at a supermarket and the price would be heavy. Imports of produce into Greece are widespread and depsite this “advancement” in the Greek markets, many in Greece still prefer to eat seasonally as it’s cheaper, […]
Stuffed Flank Steak With Paprika Potatoes
Today you have a whole meal in one post…your lucky day! Let’s start with the main, flank steak which is located at the bottom of the animal or belly. Unlike pork belly this cut is lean, lots of muscle tissue and ideally marinated and cooked to rare to medium rare. For my readers from Greece, […]
Greek News Gazette 10/03/2012
A look at New York’s Big Fat Greek food renaissance The green olives of Halkidiki to become Protected Designation of Origin product Skyros is the southernmost island of the Sporades and there’s a creative writing lab being held there MastihashopNY’s Artemis Kohas is nominated as one of Greek America’s “40 Under 40” for 2012 Feta […]
Octopus With Olives & Potatoes
As an ingredient, Greeks “own octopus”, as Greek-food Guru Diane Kochilas said earlier this week. No one owns any particular ingredient but we proudly cook it (with skill) and there are countless octopus dishes in Greek cuisine from salads to stews, grilled to giouvetsi. You’ll find octopus in practically every corner of regional Greek cooking […]
An Evening in Greece, Dinner at Estiatorio Malena
I’m delighted to announce that Estiatorio Malena and myself are co-hosting a dinner titled “an evening in Greece”. Yorkville’s Malena has been entertaining dinner guests for almost two years with its Ionian cuisine – influenced from the Italian and Greek cuisine that hugs the Ionian Sea. “An evening in Greece” takes place on Wednesday, March […]
Mushroom Giouvetsi
My love of mushrooms goes back to as early as I can remember eating on my own. I remember my mom sauteeing mushrooms with butter and finishing them with a squeeze of lemon juice and finishing them with some dried Greek oregano. Back then (70’s) one could only find white button mushrooms but today the […]
Grilled Trout With Yellow Beans, Red Wine Vinegar & Grape Shoots
This meal came ‘full circle’ if you will. I remember a summer vacation to Greece – it was 1983 and we had just spent the weekend during Panagias (Aug. 15th) in the Panagia Soumela and Naoussa area of central Macedonia. After feasting on roast-roasted rotisserie goat there was no room for food on that day […]