Recap – Classic Greek Supper Club
Last week marked the return of my Greek Supper Club try at a new venue called The Column Event Space, located in East York. A full house, a great food and service despite the challenges of hosting at a new venue. My team and I had a blast! Thank you for the wine pairings selected […]
Mushroom Lasagna
So, why make a mushroom lasagna? It’s a mushroom lover’s dream, it’s filling, a great vegetarian dish and not that hard to make.
Seared Scallops & Lemon Kritharaki
The first time I had scallops was I went with some buddies to Ft. Lauderdale for March Break back in 1986.
Recap Greek Summer Supper Club
One of my favourite dinners to host are my “al fresco” Supper Clubs held in the courtyard at the Bob Rumble Manor. This past July I hosted an all fish/seafood dinner paired with Greek wines and lots of Greek extra-virgin olive oil in all the dishes. A thank you to MT Foods for providing many […]
Pasta Shells with Sausage, Arugula, Cream Sauce
If you’re looking for a quick weeknight meal, pasta is a the answer. Specifically, this recipe contains sausage meat, some cream, baby arugula, cheese and of course the pasta.
Chicken Vinsanto
This dish could be made on a weeknight or weekend, packs lots of flavour with mushrooms, herbs, stock and the wine.
My YiaYia’s Meat Sauce
My yiayia would call them “petaloudes” aka butterflies.
Rooster Braised in Wine with Trahana
The French have “Coq au Vin” and us Greeks have “Kokkoros Krasato”. Both dishes are are alike as a rooster gets braised in wine (among other things) but the flavour profile is different. It’s best to not confuse the two dishes. So how does a rooster end up in the kitchen pot and ultimately on […]
Spaghetti with a Greek Meat Sauce (μακαρονάδα)
…and one of my ingrained food memories is eating my grandmother’s (Yiayia) spaghetti and meat sauce.
