Kalofagas Greek BBQ ’23
Summer is almost here and planning has begun for my annual outdoor Greek Supper Club at the Bob Rumball Manor on Bayview Ave. Join me on Sunday, July 16th for 5-course Greek feast prepared on charcoal rotisserie. Greek wines and spirits will be poured by Apsotolos Gerakinis. BBQ equipment supplied/sponsored by Rotisserie BBQs. MENU Appetizers Watermelon/Feta […]
Volos Greek Supper Club
It’s time to once again host an all meze evening but this one’s special – join me on Sunday, June 11th as I take you on a culinary journey to Volos – where the concept of Greek tapas was born. It will be an evening of all fish and seafood meze (small plates) served in […]
Phyllo Cooking Class in New Jersey
Join me on Wednesday, May 24th for an evening where I unlock the secrets to making phyllo pastry from scratch. I will share the basic phyllo dough recipe then show you how to open phyllo by hand. The class will take place at Pecinka-Ferri in Fairfield, New Jersey. We will learn to make: I will show you […]
Mother’s Day Lunch May14th
Bring mama, your grandmother, your wife or your sister (or just plain come) to a special Mother’s Day 5-course menu that will feature Greek cuisine paired with Greek wines. Lunch will take place Sunday, May 14th at 2PM at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen with wines poured by Celebrity Wines & Spirits. MENU Welcome Mimosa with […]
Cretan Summertime Stifado
Have you been to Crete? I’ve been three times and each time I return with much inspiration from regional Cretan cuisine. I also follow, fellow blogger Vaggelio of Cretan Gastronomy, featuring Cretan dishes. Sometimes the ingredients aren’t available but most are adaptable using what you may have at hand. We are definitely in zucchini season, […]
Grilled Hanger Steak With Charred Scallions
I love steak and now that it’s summer, grilling them is the preferred way: the house doesn’t get hot from a running stove/oven, my gas grill heats up quickly and a steak is on my plate in 20 minutes. I recently was in a local Costco and they had a bin full of hanger steaks […]
Grilled Lobster Tails with Tarama Butter Sauce
Lobster is a splurge to enjoy, while not out of reach one still has pick and choose when to cook it. Others are intimidated by cooking whole live lobster or they can’t bother with the trouble to crack the the meat out of the shell. Enter the lobster tail, while a frozen product it is […]
How to Prepare and Grill Whole Fish
Those who have followed by writings, recipes and travels from Greece will know that I love eating whole fish and that if you were to visit Greece and order fish at a taverna, it will likely arrive whole…tail, head, eyes, etc. Greeks will to their local fish monger in search of the best fish – […]
Sfakiano Goat Yiahni
One of the “must see” regions of Greece is the island of Crete. It’s a big island and your strategy would be to either see it over a few visits or concentrate on one area. The westernmost prefecture is Chania and in the southern part facing the Libyan Sea is the Sfakia area. This goat […]
Kontosouvli in Parchment
One of my favourite meat dishes is Kontosouvli.…chunks of marinated pork slow-roasted on the spit. Many grill houses in Greece offer it, it can be found offered at “panagyria” or feast day celebrations around the country. Many Greeks will make this on their home rotisseries as part of their Easter offerings (or other celebration) or […]
