Food From Many Greek Kitchens By Tessa Kiros
Tessa Kiros has finally released her ode to Greek cuisine with this sentimental, well-photographed book containing several delicious recipes that touch upon most of the classics. I received a review copy from Cooks and Books and Recipes and you can read my review of Tessa’s latest cookbook here. In the meantime, here’s an interview of […]
Christine Cushing is Fearless in the Kitchen
For those here in Canada, Christine Cushing is a household name, having appeared on Food Network Canada (a franchise of the US parent company) from the very beginning. I remember first seeing Christine on her “Dish It Out” show but she went nationwide tackling the vacant early evening slot with her live one-hour cooking show […]
Good Things Happenin’
Chalk this week and being pretty damn good: I attended a reception at the residence of the Consul General of Greece here in Toronto to meet and have a conversation with the new Greek Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Eleftherios Angellopoulos. I was delighted to be invited among other Greeks in the city who conduct […]
Bits & Bites With Alexia Haidos
Today’s feature focuses on a dynamic woman and a Greek woman, Alexia Haidos. I came in contact with Alexia as she approached me in becoming “social media” friends, as she was a regular reader of this blog. After reading Alexia’s bio and interview, I think you will all become a fan of this very interesting, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bits & Bites With Joanne Weir
Today’s post is a new feature for my blog…Bits & Bites. On occasion, I will feature someone, be they Greek or a Philhellene who loves Greek food. In each edition of Bits & Bites, I’ll introduce our guest, fire off ten food and drink related questions and give you the heads-up on what’s new with […]
In Conversation With Chef Michael Psilakis, Pt.4
This is the fourth and final segment of the interview I conducted with Chef Michael Psilakis. Michael talks about some Greek ingredients he feels will be in the forefront of Greek cooking, Michael shares with us his plans for opening up a restaurant in Greece, Michael answers a couple of questions from my readers and […]
In Conversation With Chef Michael Psilakis, Pt.3
This is the third installment of my interview with New York Chef Michael Psilakis. In this segment Michael shares his memories of cooking in the White House on the occasion of Greek Independance Day, we discuss where Greek food/cuisine is headed and we touch upon Greek wines, their uniqueness and the exciting time it now […]
In Conversation With Chef Michael Psilakis, Pt.2
Chef Michael Psilakis and I continue our one hour-plus conversation here. We delve into the subjects of ingredients, his recent visit to Greece, growing up Greek in the US, kitchen tools, Michael’s cooking influences, cooking for his family and Michael shares with us some of his favourite memories, triggered by food. If you are not […]
