Greek T-Bone Steak
One aspect of Greek cuisine that I’ve found to be under-represented is grilling. Greeks love grilled food yet I see very little mention of it. Since the days of the caveman, humans have been throwing meat and other foods onto an open fire. It’s the most primitive method of cooking yet today, it’s probably the […]
Melitzanosalata (Eggplant Salad)
Recipe update from 06/06/2007 In the summer in Greece, this Greek dip can often be found at tavernas among the several Mezedes (appetizers) ordered by a group of friends and it’s most definitely on the table at home for family & friends. The “must-do” for this recipe is char-roasting the eggplant in a gas or […]
Grilled Sweetbreads, an intro to Offal
The sweetbreads I’m discussing and cooking with today are considered offal. To look at sweetbreads, one would make the common mistake of thinking they are brains (in fact they are not). Sweetbreads come from the thymus glands, located at the chest entry, just before the trachea. They are only found in young animals as they […]
Greek Easter v.2009
Hristos Anesti (Christ Has Risen)! I would like to wish all of my Greek family, friends, philHellenes who celebrated Easter yesterday. I hope your day was filled with many fond memories, that the Gods blessed you with some good Spring weather and the banquet of Easter delights exceeded all your expectations. Despite the gloomy forecast […]
Greek Easter Rituals
I’m often asked why us Greeks celebrate Easter on a different day than everyone else. This question is only partly true as I can recall when our Easter fell on the same day as the Catholic Easter. A calculation is made and there are three main factors that affect the date: It is based on […]
Kostas Meat Market
Seeing as how it is Holy Week for the Greek-Orthodox, most of us are fasting in some degree and we’re also juggling the duties of preparing for the big feast that awaits us this upcoming Sunday for Easter. Toronto boasts of having about 120,000 Greeks in the Toronto area, over a dozen churches and our […]
Veal and Artichokes Avgolemono
This dish is a riff/similar dish to one I prepared for you all last year, using Spring lamb. I know there are many of you who don’t eat lamb (your loss) but this dish might appeal to you, as veal shoulder is used. What you want to remember is that there are three important aspects […]
Greek Food Gazette 02/27/09
Greetings everybody, it’s the end of February but and that alone is cause for some celebration. Spring is near…I can feel it! Trata Estiatorio, a fine Greek eatery in New York with three locations celebrates “Apokries” or Greek Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 28th. Podcast interview with chef Michael Psilakis, part-owner of Manhattan hotspots Anthos and […]
Piquant Chicken Souvlaki (Πικάντικη-Κοτόπουλο-Σουβλάκι)
Be it in Greece or abroad, I’m finding more Greek restaurants offering chicken souvlaki as an alternative to the pork or lamb variety. Eating a souvlaki can be an indulgence as it’s in a red meat category, some pork fat is usually in the cut of meat and they are so damn delicious! I’ve rarely […]
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 […]