Cross-Rib Pot Roast
One of my family’s favourite Sunday meals centers around a Prime Rib Dinner. It’s not a cheap cut of meat (Prime Rib) but it’s fitting for a Sunday meal. From Medieval times, the wealthy used to get to eat the tender, more expensive cuts and the rest of us were left with scraps, offal and […]
Avgotaraho (plus a recipe)
Today, I wish to share a dish that uses an ingredient that’s been harvested, salt-cured and enjoyed since Byzantine times. I find it amusing when some people try to predict food trends and declare a certain ingredient as “passe” when the cuisine and ingredient itself have survived the ages.
Recap – Evening at the Limani
This past Sunday I held a Greek Supper Club titled “Limani”, a celebration of fish and seafood with dishes inspired by the tavernas near many of Greece’s ports (limania). All the dishes were be paired with Greek wines by Chris Dedes of Majestic Wines & Spirits and many specialty Greek ingredients and Cretan olive oil […]
Recap – A Taste of Mani
A couple of weeks ago I held the last Greek Supper Club of the year, inspired by the region of Mani. It was another sold out dinner at St. Lawrence Market with the dishes inspired by the region and wines from Laconia. Thanks you to Nisos Importing for the Greek olive oil and many of the Greek […]
Recap – Autumn in Athens Greek Supper Club
Last weekend we celebrated aromas and flavours of Athens. I returned to the St. Lawrence Market Kitchen which has just been recently renovated but the backdrop of Toronto’s skylin is there and more spectacular Greek wines – this time from Lyrarakis Crete,Sigalas Santorini, Tsilili Theopetra Estate Meteora and Papagiannakos of Attiki. All courses were made with […]
Recap – Mamma Mia Greek Supper Club
Once a year I hold an outdoor Greek Supper Club and a couple of weeks ago we returned to The Historic Bayview Manor for the most memorable dinner yet. I’ll be playing ABBA music all evening and I encourage you to dress up like you were in the movie/musical Mamma Mia (filmed in Greece). This […]
Kalofagas Returns to Montreal July 15th!
Hello/salut my Montreal friends! I am coming back to cook for you on Friday, July 15th at the Resto Lounge L in Laval. This is gonna be like my Toronto Supper Clubs with a 5 course menu, Greek wine pairings and a fresh fish and seafood menu that will transport you to Greece. We have […]
Recap of Anemos Seafood Dinner at Penelope’s
Last week I cooked at Penelope Restaurant, located in Toronto’s theatre district for a crowd of almost 60 guests! This centrally located restaurant is elegant, making it a no-brainer for attending. Add in a all fish and seafood menu and you have a sell out! All the dishes were prepared using Greek extra-virgin olive oil, […]
Greek Food Gazette 14/02/16
New wave of Greeks flocking to Astoria Here’s a Greek wine lesson: Santorini Assyrtiko Win 2 seats to March 3rd Tsiknopempti dinner at Avli in Chicago Twelve fish you’ve never heard but you should eat Few seats left for Feb.22 Seafood dinner at Penelope Restaurant Phyllo class on sale now for Friday, May13th at Le […]
Greek Food Gazette 02/05/2016
Decanter shares 10 Greek white wines you have to try Just a few spots left for Phyllo workshop on Feb.7th in Toronto Abba get back together to open a Greek restaurant Gay Greece: 11 destinations to take your partner this summer Uninhabited Greek island to host survival vacations