Nichteri Restaurant
Nichteri Restaurant http://www.nichteri.gr/ Where: Kamari Beach, Santorini (walk from bus/taxi terminus and when you reach the beach, turn right and walk a couple of minutes to reach it The Food: A combination of Santorini cuisine and dishes of Pan-Hellenic fare using some of the best ingredients available. Nichteri is one of the best restaurants on […]
Boiled Amaranth Greens aka Vlita
Greeks eat alot of greens in their diet and you should too! Amaranth greens or as we call it, “Vlee-ta” (βλήτα), is eaten lot with fish and seafood and it can be found growing wild throughout Greece. What others consider weeds and a garden nuisance is someone else’s culinary gold! It’s of course also cultivated […]
SOCO Kitchen and Bar
SOCO Kitchen and Bar http://www.socokitchenandbar.ca/ Where: Lower Simcoe & Bremner, inside the new Delta Hotel Toronto The Food: the kitchen is led by Chef Daniel Craig (Chefs to watch in 2012), an Ontario fella who honed his craft out west in BC. Emphasis is on good food that jumps off the plate, flavourful and made […]
Greek Food Gazette 30/11/2014
Pastry chef calls on the cooking wisdom of the YiaYia sisterhood Discover homey Thessaloniki Saudis become fourth shareholder in Navarino Resorts Thessaloniki looks to Balkans, Turkey and Middle East to make it a top tourist destination If you’re in Athens Dec.5-6th, check out the 6th Annual Honey Festival The Greek Taste Festival also taking place […]
Phyllo Cigars With Pastourma and Cheese
December is coming up and there’s going to be a lot of holiday entertaining, regardless of your faith or beliefs. Here, we do things Greek style and I recently shared these cigars made filled with pastourma and Kasseri cheese. Pastourma is a cured beef product with its origins in Asia Minor, Caesaria to be specific. […]
Crush Wine Bar
Crush Wine Bar http://crushwinebar.com/ Where: 455 King Street West Toronto, ON 416.977.1234 Owners: Harvest Hospitality Group The Food: A chef-driven menu, led by Top Chef Canada contestant Trista Sheen is trained in classic French and she seeks out fresh, local and seasonal ingredients with an eye towards organic meats and sustainable fish and seafood sources. […]
Duck Confit With Fassoulada Beans
Duck is a an under-appreciated meat, at least here in North America. People often think it’s hard to cook or it has too much fat or both. If you want to try cooking some duck, I suggest starting with duck legs, now found packaged apart from the rest of the duck. If you’re good at […]
It’s all GRK Authentic Gyros
It’s all grk Authentic Gyros http://itsallgrk.com/ Where: three locations in Toronto – Dundas: 416 361 9888 | Bellwoods: 416 703 7888 | Annex: 416 968 7888 Owners: Matty Tsoumaris & Nathan Godin The Food: Its all grk offers two types of gyro – chicken and pork, pork and chicken souvlaki, kebab, Greek fries, an array […]
Baked Apples Stuffed With Walnuts
It’s autumn and the markets are teeming with apples…apples to eat as a snack, apples for making apple sauce, apples for pies and apples for baking. Here in Ontario, we must have at least 10 varieties in the marlet – people love apples! This recipe is quick, easy and it uses ingredients most of us […]
Greek Food Gazette 23/11/2014
As espresso rises, Greek coffee may be left for the Turks Carlsberg buys a majority stake in Olympic Brewery (FIX) Greek fruit traders visit Gulf region to fill void caused by Russian ban Tarpon Springs, Florida – still redolent of its Greek history The landmark Emporikon Hotel in Athens is set to reopen