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 […]
Shrimp With Mastiha
Today I will be jumping back in fasting for Greek Lent. This is the home stretch, “Megali Evdomada” or Holy Week, culminating with a feast like no other on Easter Sunday for Orthodox Christians. One I say fast, I mean I will be abstaining from any meat or meat by-products until I go to church […]
Fried Calamari
One of my first and favourite seafood dishes that I enjoyed in my earlier vacations to Greece is calamari. In particular, fried calamari. Calamari are squid. Squid belong to the cephalapod family, which include octopus and cuttlefish. If you’re squeamish about cleaning squid, be kind and ask your fishmonger to do this for you. Barring […]
Sofrito
The title of this dish means three different things in three different languages and cuisines. Sofrito in Spanish refers to a well-cooked and fragrant sauce. In Italian, Sofrito means a saute and it often refers to sauteing a “mire poix”. The Greek take on Sofrito is related to the Italian definition as veal or beef […]
Garlic Makaronia With Mostra
When I was younger, I would go to islands that were certain to have a good nightlife. A good nightlife is lots of bars and nightclubs, a nice array of women (from all around the world), interesting and friendly people from all around the world, decent food scene with sit-down and take-out available. Another “must […]
Shrimp With Capers and Dill
Doesn’t that plate of shrimp just scream Spring? Before I get on with today’s dish, allow me to do some “housekeeping”. I recently had another giveaway, this time the cookbook Greek Creative Cuisine was up for grabs. David Hall of of Book the Cook was the lucky winner, drawn randomly through a computer-generated lottery. Congratulations […]
Greek Food Gazette 04/02/09
Another favourite stop for Greek food in Salt Lake City is Aristo’s Did you know Tommy Lee of Motley Crue is Greek? Find out what Tommy’s favourite Greek food is New Bakaliko offers up food items for the Hicksville, Long Island community The Greek food and wine scene is alive & kicking in San Francisco…ZHTO! […]
Veal and Artichokes Avgolemono
This dish is a riff/similar dish to one I prepared for you all last year, using Spring lamb. I know there are many of you who don’t eat lamb (your loss) but this dish might appeal to you, as veal shoulder is used. What you want to remember is that there are three important aspects […]
Apple Tarte Tatin
Being someone who grew up Greek in Canada, I was taught to celebrate my Greekness without belittling or diminishing anyone else’s culture in the process. My parents came here (Canada) as immigrants and we as Greeks wave our flag but we also enjoy the culture, company and foods of other peoples. Canada is an officially […]
Greek Food Gazette 03/27/09
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 […]
