To Psaraki in Santorini, One of Greece’s Best Fish and Seafood Tavernas
To Psaraki www.topsaraki.gr Where: atop of the Port of Vlyhada, Santorini Owners: Thanassis Sfouggaris and Angeliki Synetou The Food: The food on their website is described as “simple and honest food” and is true to a certain extent, as ther plating has this simple yet exquisite elegance that I think captures and elevates what Greek […]
Mamakas Taverna on Ossington
Torontonians have one more reason to visit Ossington and it comes from Thanos Tripi, a friend who’s been planning this opening for two years and finally, we have Mamakas Taverna. Mamakas derives from the Greek word “Mamakias”, meaning mama’s boy. This casual restaurant seats 85, the space is long with an open kitchen and a […]
Metaxi Mas, Santorini
Before last year, I hadn’t been to Santorini since 1988. This past summer I got to visit this “jewel of the Mediterranean” not once but twice! While I was staying at the nearby Voreina Suites in Pyrgos, I had some time to chat with the hotel’s receptionists who should probably be renamed “concierges” with their […]
Estiatorio Milos in Athens
Surely, one of the best meals I had last year had to be when I dined at Estiatorio Milos, located in the Athens Hilton. Centrally located (every cabbie knows where the Hilton is), you can get to this place with little trouble and you’ll be rewarded with a Greek dinner, par excellence. Estiatorio Milos has […]
Big Boy’s Burgers
Through some mutual friends, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Elizabeth and Christos, owners of the Kingston Road (Scarborough) location of Big Boy’s. Toronto (and many cities) is still enjoying the proliferation of burger joints. The burger as you knew it is gone, no more big chain burger joints on the radar. It’s […]
It’s Easy to Speak of Parlour Lounge
I recently was invited to come check out Parlour, located on Adelaide West in Toronto’s entertainment district. Surrounded by loud bars and nightclubs, this oasis of sophisticated entertainment allows the option to head to a spot that has a full bar and kitchen, minus the din and crowds of the surrounded clubs. Owned and operated […]
Ladadika District of Thessaloniki & Beyond
This past summer while in Greece, I finally got to enjoy and explore my favourite Greek city, Thessaloniki in September, when the temperatures finally dropped to a comfortable level. That period was in September and it’s a wonderful time to visit Thessaloniki. The city is Greece’s second largest city with a population of about 1.5 […]
Reliving the Dream in Oia, Santorini
This past summer I had the pleasure of visiting Santorini, the “jewel of the Mediterranean” and this was my second to the island with the first one being back in 1988. During my stay on the island, I was always asked if this was my first time and I told whoever asked me about my […]
Let’s Eat, Massalia, Nea Fokea
One day, on the way back from a day at the beach near Paliouri, Halkidiki, we headed back up the peninsula of Kassandra and stopped in at Nea Fokea, a town just south of Nea Potidea. Nea Fokea is one of the older towns in Halkidiki and it’s where Massalia is located. Massalia is the […]
Kritamos on the Danforth
Toronto’s Greektown aka The Danforth has been a street in transition and it sorely needed to have injection of fresh, new Greek eating establishments. Enter Kritamos, located on the south side of the Danforth, between Chester and Logan. Kritamos was opened by Brian Li and he’s brought Chef Kypros Soteriou (Mandolin Aegean Bistro in Miami) […]
