Greeks eat according to the seasons. In the summer, Greeks will have the bounty of their garden with tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers to make the world famous Greek salad. Although these vegetables are now also available in the winter, there’s a definite shift in ingredients during the winter months. Taste, cost and a little bit [...]
Mellilotos is Athens is a family-run restaurant that serves up dishes made of seasonal organic ingredients
Cat Cora cooks at the White House for an early Greek Independence Day celebration
Spotlight Amorgos: more than just a rock in the Aegean
Toronto’s Greektown is alive and well
“Kalimera” is the new slogan for Greece’s 2010 summer season
If you are not [...]
My introduction to the Vatistas Winery is a prime example of the phenomenon known as “six degrees of separation”. The journey began two summers ago when I was asked by my cousin if I would like to visit the Pavlou Estate Winery in my mom’s home town of Agios Panteleimon. The Pavlou Estate wines are [...]
The first time I tried fish cakes were long ago when I used to work at one of Canada’s banks. Canada is a multicultural nation with peoples from all corners of the world. The fish cake I had back then was brought from a Portuguese lady and co-worker who proudly watched her cod fish cakes [...]
Readers of this blog should know by now that Greek food goes beyond souvlaki, spanakopita and pastitsio. There’s nothing wrong with these dishes but as Greeks, we do not eat them every week. The traditional Greek diet is weighted towards vegetables and pulses, grains and bread, fruits and nuts and fish and seafood. It’s a [...]
This recipe comes courtesy of the very popular cooking show, “Everyday Food” which is produced by Martha Stewart and company. I’m going to pull a Martha by improving their “perfect recipe”. I’ve provided the link so that you can compare the differences in the approach to cooking the dish.
First off, I’m using pure pomegranate juice. [...]
Coins from Alexander the Great found in Syria
Iron Chef (Greek-American) Cat Cora visits Crete
Greek cookbook author and instructor, Aglaia Kremezi is cordially inviting you to one of her week-long classes at Kea Artisanal
50 Best things to eat in the world, Greece is listed twice
One of the most inane ideas to come from politicians, German deputies [...]
Tuna has gotten a bad wrap in the past, being labeled as the “chicken of the sea”. In my opinion, the real “chicken of the sea” is the sole. Sole (the flatfish) has to be the chicken breast of the sea. It’s lean, it’s white and in need of some flavour. That’s the minus side [...]
One of my favorite things to do in this city is to be a “tourist in my own town”. I’ll head out into various neighborhoods of Toronto, armed with a nap-sack, camera and wallet and take in neighborhood or two, snapping photos, stopping in some shops and ultimately, recharging with a bite to eat.
One of [...]
What if I told you that there’s a dish that you can make at home (affordably), be transported into an Italian home and taste authentically Italian? You with me? What if that dish was also vegetarian but was as filling as a meat dish? Look no further than Eggplant Parmesan. This recipe comes to you [...]
