Kontosouvli
In Greece, there are many souvlaki and gyro joints all over the country and on nearly every corner. Then there are tavernas, small eateries that specialize in grilled meats that go beyond souvlaki and gyro, serving pork chops, biftekia, sausages, lamb chops, whole roast lamb on the spit, kokoretsi and kontosouvli. Kontosouvli another rotisserie offering […]
Pork Gyro at Home
One of the most recognized Greek foods has to be the Souvlaki. i.e. cubes of meat skewered and grilled over glowing embers. The most common souvlaki you’ll find in Greek eateries is pork but you’ll also find chicken, lamb and beef versions. The other popular Greek street food has to be the Gyro: slabs of […]
Dad’s Rice Pudding
I grew up having not one great cook in the household but two! My dad emigrated to Canada in the 1950’s, on the encouragement of his older brother and uncle, Pantelis ( the fellow I was named after). Like many other immigrant stories, families left their homelands en-masse to greener pastures and in the case […]
Greek Food Gazette 11/02/2011
This week’s photo was sent in by friend and fellow Canadian blogger Val of More Than Burnt Toast. Val’s blog offers delicious West Coast dishes mixed in with some international flavours. Val has traveled to Greece and I consider her a friend of Greece and Greek cuisine. As always, send in your photos of Greece […]
Roasted & Toasted: A Banana & Coconut Ice Cream Recipe
Inspiration arrives via many avenues but the sweetest, most satisfying are born of fond childhood memories. My dad worked the restaurant business all his life. He never worked in a “Greek” restaurant per se but one knew a Greek was in the kitchen or the owners were Greek with one look at the menu. Souvlaki […]
Greek Food Gazette 04/12/10
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Worth celebrating 100th anniversary Cava in Montreal offers a taste of Greece Think Grill in Union, NJ – more than Moussaka A review of Limani Seafood Grill in Westfield, NJ Bettany Hughes, the historian and broadcaster, loves Nafplio, Argolida (Peloponnese) Faros in Stockholm, Sweden, offering more than Tzaztiki […]
Cheese Pies With Yogurt
This past summer while in Greece we had a little thing goin’ on with friends: bring some leftovers to the beach so that we could nosh/have some snacks to keep our growling bellies at bay. You see, Greece is hot in the summer…very hot. Despite late nights spent with family and friends I find myself […]
Grilled Pork Steakettes
If you’ve ever eaten pork steaks then you can relate to my enthusiasm for this cut of pork. A pork steakette is cut from the pork butt, a square piece of meat that’s attached to the shoulder. The pork butt (also known as the Boston butt) comes from the shoulder (not the pig’s rear) and […]
Greek Food Gazette 01/10/2010
Animasyros 3.0 – International Animation Festival takes place on the island of Syros until Oct.2nd The Xinomavro grape varietal will be planted in China, another Boutari venture Souvlaki truck brings Greek food to streets of Manhattan A tasting of three Greek wines, Megapanos, Skouras and Notios Olives & Omens: did Greek cuisine portend economic problems? […]
Kotopoula sta Karbouna
UPDATE: Summer 2012 – CLOSED Here I am, writing to you from my family’s summer home, just outside of Nea Kallikratia, Halkidiki in northern Greece. The beach is just minutes away by foot and bars, tavernas, farmer’s markets are all nearby. My family has had a summer home here since 1989 after spending some summers […]