Everything Mediterranean Cookbook Launch in Toronto and Montreal
This past week saw me celebrating the release of my first cookbook, Everything Mediterranean. The first event was here in Toronto where family, friends and those who lent support were present at the Burroughes Building, who were kind enough to donate the space for my event. Guests were treated to appetizers made from recipes in […]
Sticky Apple & Walnut Pudding in a Coffee Mug
For the past while, the food trend that refuses to go away are desserts in a glass or Mason jar. It was stylish for a week but some people like to hold on to ideas. Moving on. Another trend, something more recent is the making of desserts using a microwave and a coffee mug. I […]
Everything Mediterranean Cookbook Launch in Montreal!
Come meet me in Montreal on Thursday, November 14th and help celebrate the launch of my first cookbook, Everything Mediterranean. I will have books for sale (sign them) and will also prepare some appetizers from the book and demonstrate a couple of recipes. I am partnering here with Cook and Date and I would like […]
Ottolenghi’s Salad With Fennel, Pomegranate and Sumac
Last night I had the privilege to meet the two fellows behind the Ottolenghi experience, as they like to describe it. They are Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi and they cook and operate Ottelenghi the very popular café in Notting Hill (London). Yotam is Israeli-borm, Sami is a Palestinian born in Jerusalem and together they […]
Six Great Taste Awards for Marianna’s Products
It is with great pride that I share some great news for an organic producer of Greek food products, Marianna’s from Halkidiki. I first met Marianna and her family a few years ago, after learning that the base of their operations are just 6 km. away from our summer home. Located just outside of Nea […]
Best of Greek Food 2013
I’m back from Greece and I return with lots of fond memories of my vacation spent with family and friends. In the coming days, weeks, months you will read of the places I visited, read of my favourite destinations and delight in the food and recipes I’ve brought back from Greece. While in Greece, I […]
Moussaka Burgers
Most of us here in the northern hemisphere and now safely into grilling season i.e. the weather is warm enough for us to cook and enjoy a meal outdoors…just like in Greece! Here in Canada we will grill all year ’round but it’s so much more civilized now that it’s summer. Imagine, us Canadians will […]
Curley Calamari on Spanakorizo
I’ve been given the privilege to write/share recipes and food ideas on Inside Toronto’s web portal. I first shared this dish a couple of months ago at my Lenten Greek Supper Club. Basically you have fancy Spanakorizo molded on a plate then topped with a quick sauté of curly calamari. Click here to read the […]
Greek Food Gazette 24/05/2013
Some seats left for my cooking class this weekend, One Night in Athens Benaki Museum (Athens) to host Gastronomy Days from May 24-26th The northern Greek city of Edessa celebrated cherries with its 1st Annual Gastronomy Festival May 17-19 One more week until I come to New York to cook at Amali restuarant on June […]
Greek Food Gazette 11/05/2013
I’m cooking a Mastiha/Chios themed dinner in New York City on June 1st, grab your seats now Toronto International Film Festival to focus on Athens in 2013 City to City program Check out Kipos, a traditional Greek taverna in North Carolina Here’s a list of 51 recipes and ways you can use Greek yogurt […]