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Greek Food Gazette 12/03/2010

Mar 12th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 12/03/2010

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

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Greek Food Gazette 05/03/2010

Mar 5th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 05/03/2010

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 [...]



Greek Food Gazette 26/02/10

Feb 26th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 26/02/10

A night dedicated to Maria Callas
The Andromeda Villas will be where guests of the Kalofagas Culinary Tour will stay while in Santorini
My friend Maria shares a conversation she recently had with Greek cookbook author, Aglaia Kremezi
King Gyros of Columbus raises over $2000 for Haiti
Stressed? Unleash your inner Zorba
Greek-run diners, still serving up the best comfort [...]



Bits & Bites With Angelo Tsarouchas

Feb 21st, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Bits & Bites With Angelo Tsarouchas

The first time I met Angelo was in the late 90’s, when I had taken a break from the financial field and managed a cigar store in the Yorkville area of Toronto. The cigar culture back then had experienced a resurgence and on the second floor of Thomas Hinds Tobacconist is where we would all [...]



Greek Food Gazette 19/02/2010

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 19/02/2010

A Byzantine church in North London
More news from London, a recap of Taste of Greece, hosted by Chef Christos Peskias
Mykonos, classic Greek food in Danbury, Conn.
Money-saving tips for those vacationing in Greece
Greek Church in Bodrum to be restored

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Greek Food Gazette 12/02/2010

Feb 12th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 12/02/2010

From roadside to dinner plate, Aglaia Kremezi touches upon some of the Greece’s many edible greens
Once again, Greece is listed in the Top Ten destinations for 2010
“Kati Allo” in Paphos, Cyprus raises the bar for meze
Whole fresh fish and array of Greek wines the norm in many Greek restaurants in New York City
Once again, Santorini [...]



Greek Food Gazette 05/02/2010

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 05/02/2010

Sophia’s hobby of crocheting hats has turned into a budding home business. She’s now accepting orders for these hand-knitted Greek-flag toques (I already have one)
All the info you need, including an application, is available on one page for those interested in joining my Culinary Tour of Greece, set for Sept.15th of this year
Divers pull up [...]



Bits & Bites With Dimitri Vorris

Jan 27th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Bits & Bites With Dimitri Vorris

Dimitri is a writer, producer and director who I’ve had the pleasure to meet and work with two years ago. I was first approached by Dimitri, who follows this blog about shooting a cooking demo. We agreed that the cooking segment should take place during my summer vacation in Greece and that we would test [...]



Greek Food Gazette 22/01/2010

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 22/01/2010

Patmos, the most idyllic place to live in Europe
Low-cost Blue-Air charters offers more flight options to and from Cyprus
Stunned by the beauty of Kefallonia’s beaches and bee keepers
First dinner for the Greek Heritage Society was a success
Bookings are now being accepted for the Kalofagas Culinary Tour set for September

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Greek Food Gazette 15/01/2010

Jan 15th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Greek Food Gazette 15/01/2010

Get your Greek kicks…on Route 66
Petros Kartos’ Greek coleslaw
The Hellenic Club of Sydney, Australia will move to a new location
Greece cuts back on museums’ visiting hours
Dioscorides called originally called parsley “petroselinum”
Greece raises alcohol and tobacco taxes
Holiday feature on the Greek island of Zakynthos

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