Octopus With Pasta
Last year during my vacation in Greece, I spent a couple of days in Naxos for a traditional Greek island wedding and then my plan was to visit the island of Sifnos for the first time. Oh yeah, I got to Sifnos but when one is in Greece, one should always expect a little adventure […]
Pavlou Estate Winery
Last year during my vacation in Greece, I was fortunate enough to be given tours of three different wineries…a small one, a medium-sized operation and a large, internationally established brand. Today, I’m going to showcase the small operation, Pavlou Estate. The Pavlou Estate Winery is located in the Greek province of Macedonia, northwest of Thessaloniki. […]
Sun-Dried Tomato and Garlic-Crusted Rack of Lamb
Today in Greece, it’s one of the biggest celebrations of food, it’s  “Tsiknopempti” or literally, “burnt Thursday”. In Greece, they are well into Carnival celebrations. The most well known city for Carnival celebrations takes place in Patra but there are other cities & towns with their own unique, most interesting and often hilarious ways of […]
Whole Roasted Red Snapper
Before I get on with this visually stimulating and most delicious dish, I must say I’m really liking the feel and look of “Kalofagas Mach II”. It’s cleaner, more organized, revolving header scheme and it’s scalab, meaning that changes, tweaks and updates to the look and function of the blog are easily applied in the […]
Fruits of the Forest (Φρούτα-του-δάσους)
Ever since I was a child, I’ve always enjoyed eating mushrooms. My earliest recollection of eating mushrooms were a batch sauted and smothered in butter and garlic, like Greek mom’s do. I enjoy mushrooms on pizza, mushroom soup, a baby spinach salad with sliced mushrooms, mushroom crepes, pasta with a mushroom sauce or part of […]
Broiled Scallops (Χτένια-ψητά)
Greeks love their seafood and it’s no wonder…one is never more than a three hour drive from the sea. One of my faves has to be scallops and when I recently found some live scallops in their shell, I pounced on the opportunity to cook with such a rare delight. When one finds scallops in […]
Heads & Tales: Kefi in New York
During my stay in New York, my days were occupied by sightseeing (nothing too touristy) and the evenings were for dining and meeting new friends. My stay in New York and the exploration of the Greek food scene wouldn’t be complete without tasting the creations of Michael Psilakis. Michael has appeared on Iron Chef America […]
Pork Chops “Krasates”
When I’m in Thessaloniki, one of my favourite places to eat was at the “Kourdisto Gourouni” or Wind-Up Pig. The place has been closed for 2 years now, as the building is being renovated. Will it What you need here are some juicy pork chops (nothing too lean), good dry white wine, some stock, olive […]
Doing the Big Apple
I’m going to New York City! Yes…it’s been quite a few years and I’ll be visiting the Big Apple next week and I’ll be spending one glorious week there. For those that haven’t been to New York, bump your travel itinerary up to include a visit to one of the world’s best (if not best) […]
Soup and Salad
The next phase of the Greek themed Thanksgiving Dinner involved soup and salad. As I’ve written before, I’m more of a soup guy when the cooler weather arrives but this is here is an autumn salad, featuring a blend of seasonal greens and a vinaigrette with a Greek ingredient that’s very ancient…Petimezi. I first saw […]