Fish and Seafood Dinner April 1st in Montreal
Join me for an intimate Greek Supper Club where a small group of 12 persons enjoy a home cooked meal during my stay in Montreal’s Parc Lafontaine neighborhood. Menu Appetizers Mussels Saganaki Octopus Ksidato (in Wine Vinegar), pickled Vegetables Smoked Mackerel with Santorini Fava, red onions Taramosalata Homemade Bread 1st course: Retsina-poached Shrimp in Artichoke […]
Kalofagas Returns to Montreal July 15th!
Hello/salut my Montreal friends! I am coming back to cook for you on Friday, July 15th at the Resto Lounge L in Laval. This is gonna be like my Toronto Supper Clubs with a 5 course menu, Greek wine pairings and a fresh fish and seafood menu that will transport you to Greece. We have […]
Recap of Anemos Seafood Dinner at Penelope’s
Last week I cooked at Penelope Restaurant, located in Toronto’s theatre district for a crowd of almost 60 guests! This centrally located restaurant is elegant, making it a no-brainer for attending. Add in a all fish and seafood menu and you have a sell out! All the dishes were prepared using Greek extra-virgin olive oil, […]
Recap – Autumn in Aegean Fish and Seafood Dinner, Winnipeg
Last month, just a couple days after I returned to Canada after a 6 1/2 week vacation in Greece, I found myself traveling once again. I landed in Winnipeg, one of my favourite places to travel to do a Greek Supper Club. This was my second time doing a dinner in Winnipeg with my friends […]
Fish and Seafood Greek Supper Club in Montreal
Join me for an intimate Greek Supper Club where a small group of 10 persons enjoy a home cooked meal during my stay in Montreal’s Plateau district. This evening’s menu will focus on fish and seafood, as inspired by the seafood tavernas of Greece. MENU: Appetizers: Oysters with Bottarga Taramosalata with homemade pita bread […]
Recap – XO Fish & Seafood Greek Supper Club
Each summer, the Kalofagas Greek Supper Club dines “XO” (ekso, outdoors), like they do in Greece and the Mediterranean. Last week, another sold out dinner was attended by 50 guests who dined outdoors enjoying fresh fish, seafood and the very best of Greek wine. Special thanks to Selonda Acquaculture of Greece for flying in the […]
Shrimp Giouvetsi
Giouvetsi is a class of Greek casserole dishes. Vegetables, stock, kritharaki and your choice of protein make up this rustic, straight-forward and delicious dish. Today’s dish is another offering for your Lenten table. I start off with making a stock with the peel shells of your shrimp. The next step is to soften/sweat the vegetables […]
Recap of Greek Supper Club at Skara in Montreal
What a tremendous dinner we had last at Skara Estiatorio, one of Montreal’s finest Greek restaurants. We enjoyed Greek wines poured from SCCI Wines & Spirits of Montreal and we had the pleasure of eating a Greek-style ceviche made with European sea bass, provided for by Selonda Aquaculture of Greece. All the dishes will be […]
Greek Lent (Sarakosti) Recipe Round-up
As a convenience to the many readers of this blog, I’ve amassed all the Lenten (and Lent-friendly) dishes that I have posted thus far. Most of the dishes are Greek and appropriate for Lent and some are foreign but due to their ingredients, they fit in nicely with the Greek Lent in which us Greeks […]
Kataifi Shrimp
I know you’re going to love making and eating this easy appetizer/meze offering. Shrimp has a wide appeal, its available fresh or frozen practically everywhere, it’s sustainable, easy to prepare and of course, delicious. We’ve all had fried shrimp…begining with breaded and fried, more recently Panko bread crumb (from Japan) has entered many households and […]
