Greek Food Gazette 17/12/2010
Turkey reaches out to Greek-Orthodox minority Northern Greek winemakers to take action to ensure “Macedonia” brand only for Greek wines Travel postcard: 48 hours in Athens Exploring the Zagoria villages and Pindos mountains of Epirus The Yacht Club of Greece invites foodies to attend their monthly gastro-events, call for future dinners Greek Community of Niagara […]
Baked Oysters “Emmy” With Tomatoes, Capers & Feta
The recipes on this site arrive here by way of many avenues: recipes from my family, some from relatives, other dishes I’ve discovered while in Greece, something I’ve tried at a restaurant that’s so delicious that I have to reproduce it and sharing with you all, cookbooks/magazines, other blogs or suggestions from the many, many […]
Mr. Pide, Turkish Pizza on the Danforth
When I came back from vacation in mid-September I was already reminiscing about the places I had visited and the smells, sights and aromas at many homes and at eateries. I stayed in northern Greece and traveled to the southernmost point in Greece, the island of Crete. I also took a three day side trip […]
Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα)
Greeks like to have an array of sweets, cookies, appetizers out for offering to the revolving door guests during the Christmas holidays. I’ve already shown you Kourabiedes and now you get to see the other standard offering, Melomakarona. I’m sure you can read the ingredients list but here are the flavour tags for this simple […]
Greek Food Gazette 10/12/2010
Boutaris: winning over new fans in wine and in politics Alpine villages, jagged peaks – the villages of Zagoria, Epirus Another Greek-American diner closes its doors For Orthodox Christians, a name is more than just a name The French Institute in Athens hosts the premier of the documentary, “Call of the Mountain” on December 15th […]
Striftaria Pasta With Chickpeas, Shrimp & Crispy Bacon
The cold weather is here and last week I made three soups with the latter being this thick, rustic and very filling chickpea soup. The soup eats like a meal with maybe just some crusty bread on the side or serve a smaller serving if you wish the soup to be merely a starter. This […]
Cuttlefish Stuffed With Tomato, Basil and Feta
Here in Toronto, we’ve experienced the first real cold days (and evenings) where one just wants to tuck in at home and read a book, watch a movie or look back at photos of warmer times…summer in Greece. I find the act of looking through summer photos by the sea, swimming, long, drawn-out meals […]
Greek Food Gazette 04/12/10
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Worth celebrating 100th anniversary Cava in Montreal offers a taste of Greece Think Grill in Union, NJ – more than Moussaka A review of Limani Seafood Grill in Westfield, NJ Bettany Hughes, the historian and broadcaster, loves Nafplio, Argolida (Peloponnese) Faros in Stockholm, Sweden, offering more than Tzaztiki […]
Italian Wedding Soup
Recipe update from October 2007: I love this soup kitchen classic and I make it at least once a year during soup season. It’s winter and we have soup season! I don’t tinker much with this Rocco DiSpirito recipe other than to use what leafy greens are available in the market. It could be escarole, […]
Greek Christmas Gift Guide
This year I’m going to post some gift ideas for those with an an eye towards a more Greek Christmas. I’ve compiled some gifts from stocking-stuffers to more substantive presents and the gifts range in price for all budgets. For starters, why not buy some miniature calendars with Greek recipes? I would certainly like to […]
