Greek Food Gazette 03/27/09
Mar 27th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis | Category: MISC, News
Looking downwards toward the sea, Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki
- New York Chef Michael Psilakis cooked in the White House this past week for Greek Independance Day
- You have to try Acropolis Organics Musto Balsamic Vinegar, with an ancient recipe for grape syrup (petimezi)
- The Hellenic Cafe in Adelaide, Australia serves up some straight-up, no nonsense Greek Food
- Seapaths offers yacht excursions of the Greek Islands with Greek cooking lessons and wine tastings
- Greeks in Salem, MASS celebrate Greek Indepedance Day, “Anybody with that kind of heritage cannot forget.”
- Greek-born composer Yanni shares with us why he still loves visiting Greece, food of course is one of the reasons
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Hello, I saw one comment of yours at Joe’s blog (Italyville). I am from Roma, Italy. I have a good connection with Greece, having met my wife – a Roman too – in the marvellous island of Corfu, and, from that time, having spent 15 summers or something in those dream islands. This connection is also due to my passion for the classical world and the Greco-Roman civilization, which is the main theme of my blog. My wife having some blood from Calabria, I was telling Joe that Calabrian Greeks seem to still exist. Greek dialects were spoken extensively in Southern Italy until a few years ago but they almost disappeared during Fascism who discouraged linguistic minorities.
It might be interesting for you to know that Barlaam the Calabrian (ca. 1290 – 1348), an Italian Greek, was the instructor of both Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio. He helped Boccaccio to translate Homer into Latin thus preparing the groundwork for Renaissance.
I envy your cooking abilities, of which I am almost totally deprived. Your blog has taken me back into lots of memories!
All my best regards
Man of Roma
my parents are in thessaloniki right now, and my mom still tells stories about hanging out aristotelous square when she was young. i wish i was there right now!
ahhhh that header picture of the blue sea is just beautiful Peter. that is a blue that is just about perfect.
Athena:…I wish I was in Thessaloniki right now too!
Love the marinade for lamb – (second topic) sounds yummy.
great articles! i adore michael psilakis. except he didn’t let emily win on URS! JERK!
I wish I was on that Greek Island excursion right now learning about Greek cuisine and wines.
Great round-up Peter — love how you’re writing this gazette up! That pic of Thessaloniki looks gorgeous.
I love your ode to Greece. I’m learning something each time I read your posts.
You gave us a beautiful foto of Aristotelous square.
I’ve been there three or four times, so nice to have your coffee there!!!
Hi Peter,
I love your new site. The photos are terrific. Been to Greece but never to Thessoloniki, would love to go.
–Marc