Kite flying in Athens is the thing to do on the start of Lent, which is March 18th this year.
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Kite flying in Athens is the thing to do on the start of Lent, which is March 18th this year.
Rio. New Orleans. Those are the places that come to mind when most people think of Carnival. But in Greece, Carnival, called “apokries,” which means “away from meat,” is one of the most festive times and yet one of the least known to non-Greeks, probably because most visitors to Greece gravitate to the country...
Leeks are cousins of asparagus, both part of the lilly family, and they are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables. The vegetable is mentioned many times in Athenaeus’ Deipnosophists, and Theophrastos gives a detailed account of their proper cultivation. Among other things, the ancient Greeks believed them to be an antidote to nosebleeds. They...
I am not a football kinda gal. I never aspired to being a cheerleader, I went to an urban university where Frisbee throwing was the school sport, and I never really understood why grown men like to maraud one another, all in the name of an oddly shaped ball. But I can appreciate...
Pot-Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Mastiha Liqueur Serves 6 1 medium chicken, 3 – 3 ½ lbs. / 1 ½ – 2 k, cut into serving pieces 2 tbsp extra virgin Greek olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper 1 large leek, whites and tender greens, coarsely chopped 1 medium sized fennel bulb,...
From a cook’s perspective, Greeks own the lemon! The way Italians, say, own the tomato. Lemons are without doubt one of the defining flavors of Greek cuisine and together with olive oil, oregano and garlic make for a seminal part of the quartet that can Hellenize almost any recipe. Despite the ubiquity of...
