Sofia’s Kotopita (Chicken Pie)
Happy New Year everyone! This is the first post of 2011 and it’s a dish that takes me back to Thessaloniki, perhaps it will trigger some of your memories? I first had a Kotopita (chicken pie) at a taverna in Thessaloniki, in the Agia Sophia area in fact. A Kotopita is made of filling of […]
Phyllo Pastry Workshop
Can you think of a more delicious way to spend a holiday than in a Greek kitchen? In this hands-on, full-day workshop, Greek food enthusiast, talented cook and cookbook author Peter Minaki will walk you through a variety of authentic Greek specialities, from starters to mains, sides and desserts. The class will cover techniques such […]
Recap Christmas Dinner in Amyndeon With Alpha Estate Wines
Christmas is once again near and that means it is time to gather with friends for sumptuous meals and splurge on some exquisite wines. This past Sunday I held a Christmas themed Greek Supper Club will featuring the comforting regional cuisine of Amyndeon (and Florina) and for the first time, one of Greece’s most distinguished […]
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Kalofagas in the News Send an email to Kalofagas at info@kalofagas.ca and follow Peter on his popular social media pages below: Instagram Facebook-f Youtube Twitter Pinterest Rss Peter Minaki creates a European Bistro ambiance with his Greek Supper Clubs. Once seated with friends and family one experiences superb cuisine and wine with informative explanations for each […]
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. […]
Chicken Avgolemono With Vegetables and Kritharaki
This post is about Avgolemono – a compound word in Greek meaning egg/lemon and we use it to make thick lemony sauces or to finish off a soup. The classic Chicken Avgolemono is the most familiar and here, I am basically making a chicken noodle soup with a couple of Greek twists. First, I am […]
Recap of Thymiopoulos Dinner
This past Sunday, I cooked a meal inspired from the cuisine of Naoussa to complement the wines of Thymiopoulos Vineyards. Our guests loved the wines and the Moschato Tsipouro from Tirnavo. My thanks go out to Apostolos Thymiopoulos and Nicole Artopoulos of Victory Wines here in Toronto. The dinner was set in Toronto’s St. Lawrence […]
Octopus Ravioli
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you know that I love octopus and if you love Greek food or have visited Greece – you know octopus is cooked in array of ways from braised to grilled, roasted to pickled. When one buys an octopus, you get eight tentacles and the head. Everything but […]
Squid Ink Spaghetti With Zesty Calamari
Here’s an easy pasta dish that combines inspiration from the south in Crete, from the seaside tavernas and from northern Greece with the use of Boukovo…Greek chilli flakes. I first has cuttlefish and squid served covered in their squid ink…an odd sight at first but jet-black delicious! One can buy squid ink from finer grocers […]
Snails Stifado With Creamy Sour Trahana
A couple of weeks ago I hosted a Cretan-themed dinner, featuring traditional dishes from Greece’s largest island – Crete. This island is considered the birthplace of the Mediterranean Diet and these folks like to stick to their traditions. That includes using their staples with include snails and sour trahana. Snails…you want to call them escargot? […]