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 Christmas Recipe Round-Up
I decided to organize some Christmas dishes for you to consider when you’re planning your Christmas, holiday and New Year’s menus. These are some options divided simply in savory and sweet categories. Eat when you drink, drink when you eat and reach out and invite someone extra to the table. You’ll feel good! Savory Greek […]
Recap – Autumn in Aegean Fish and Seafood Dinner, Winnipeg
Last month, just a couple days after I returned to Canada after a 6 1/2 week vacation in Greece, I found myself traveling once again. I landed in Winnipeg, one of my favourite places to travel to do a Greek Supper Club. This was my second time doing a dinner in Winnipeg with my friends […]
Recap – XO Fish & Seafood Greek Supper Club
Each summer, the Kalofagas Greek Supper Club dines “XO” (ekso, outdoors), like they do in Greece and the Mediterranean. Last week, another sold out dinner was attended by 50 guests who dined outdoors enjoying fresh fish, seafood and the very best of Greek wine. Special thanks to Selonda Acquaculture of Greece for flying in the […]
Recap – Santorini Dinner
This past Saturday I cooked a Santorni-themed Greek Supper Club with an all Santorini wine pairing from Kolonaki Group. The Cretan olive oil was provided by Nisos Importing and when all these elements were brought together, a fabulous dinner was had by all and we had a taste of Santorini. Thank you to the St. […]
Loi Estiatorio New York
Loi Estiatorio http://www.loiestiatorio.com/ Maria Loi, Greek cookbook author, cookshow TV personality and Chef has reopened at her new location on W58th in Manhattan. Where: 132 W58th Street, New York, NY Owner: Maria Loi The Food: Strictly Greek, with Maria Loi’s twists. When you enter the restaurant, you are greeted by Chef Loi herself. After ordering […]
Recap of Greek Supper Club at Skara in Montreal
What a tremendous dinner we had last at Skara Estiatorio, one of Montreal’s finest Greek restaurants. We enjoyed Greek wines poured from SCCI Wines & Spirits of Montreal and we had the pleasure of eating a Greek-style ceviche made with European sea bass, provided for by Selonda Aquaculture of Greece. All the dishes will be […]
Greek Lent (Sarakosti) Recipe Round-up
As a convenience to the many readers of this blog, I’ve amassed all the Lenten (and Lent-friendly) dishes that I have posted thus far. Most of the dishes are Greek and appropriate for Lent and some are foreign but due to their ingredients, they fit in nicely with the Greek Lent in which us Greeks […]
Recap of Meze Night at Kefi Lounge
This past Thursday Kefi Lounge on the Danforth was the locale of my latest Greek Supper Club. The evening’s menu consisted entirely of Greek meze (appetizers) and all the dishes will be paired with wine and beverages from Kolonaki Group. All the dishes were made using Cretan olive oil from Nisos Importing. I would like […]
Recap of Montreal Supper Club at Su Restaurant
Last month I returned to Montreal to cook at the city’s preeminent Turkish Restaurant – Su. Invited by Chef Fisun Ercan , who grew up in the kitchen and she shares her passion and affinity for Mediterranean flavours. The staff at Su and chef were warm, very hospitable and it was a joy to cook […]