Coffee

Kostas Meat Market

Apr 14th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
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 very [...]



Heads & Tales: Eating and Drinking My Way Through New York

Nov 24th, 2008 | By Peter Minakis

I’m back home in Toronto after a thrilling week in New York City spent exploring this great city, meeting new friends and eating and drinking up all along the way. The opportunity to stay in New York City (affordably) is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I savoured each of my days in the Big Apple.
A few [...]



Greek Coffee (Ελληνικός καφές)

Jan 23rd, 2008 | By Peter Minakis

In my last entry, I told you have I’ve cut smoking but I still have plenty of other sins such as drinking alcohol, decadent foods (and other things your dad warned you about).
For about a month now I’ve been exclusively drinking Greek coffee. I’ve rediscovered Greek coffee and I’ve been enjoying making it:
the ritual watching [...]



Tiramisu

Dec 28th, 2007 | By Peter Minakis

I know there are many Tiramisu recipes out there but I have to add mine to the roster of recipes. It has to be one of my favourite desserts to eat. It’s easy to make, delicious and a crowd pleaser.
What I don’t understand is how can so many people screw it up? Oh yes, I’ve [...]