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26 July 2022
I love sharing the food and cooking philosophy of my island, Ikaria. You might even say I’m a little obsessed with the Ikaria diet! Ikaria, an island in the eastern Aegean, has gained global recognition as a Blue Zone and the place, dubbed about a decade ago by the New York Times, where inhabitants regularly forget to die. There are ...
14 March 2022
Beans are an integral part of the Greek -Mediterranean diet. Here's a look at some favorite recipes and a primer for how to integrate beans into your weekly meal plan.
1 April 2021
The Greek recipe Fava is one of the all-time classic Greek meze plates, most often made with yellow split peas cooked until they disintegrate into a puree then swirled to creamy perfection with extra virgin Greek olive oil and lemon juice. It’s a Mediterranean diet standard bearer! There are a few regional fava recipes, for green split pea puree ...
4 March 2021
Learn about Greek cheese week, called Tyrini, which is the week before Lent begins.
18 January 2021
Almonds are a Mediterranean staple and one of the most important good mood foods. Our almonds come from an organic grower on the Cycladic island of Kea. Meet Nikolaos Timoleon, his partner Kalliopi Georganti and their family. Their passion and devotion to quality is evident in every bite!
11 May 2020
Herbs are an integral part of both the traditional Greek diet and the broader Mediterranean Diet. They have been lauded for their medicinal use since antiquity, if not longer. In Greece, herbs aren't used just to flavor food; they are used as folk medicine, and their importance is now corroborated by science.
19 February 2019
I could write tomes on the evolution of Greek food as chefs around the world push the limits on tradition, and I could (and would love to) pen the story of Greeks’ contribution to the restaurant industry from their earliest days as dishwashers to their glory days as dynasties in the world of hospitality. That’s a project for another time.
14 January 2019
Did the ancient Greeks invent the concept of dips? That may very well be true! No, “dip” isn’t a Greek word (!), but opson is, and it refers to the relish that was savored with wheat or barley bread.This recipe, for beetroot hummus, comes from my work as consulting chef at Committee Ouzerie in Boston and marries a few ...
7 March 2018
How Are Mushrooms Used in Greek Cooking “Look up, not down” Vasilis Paparounas, arguably Greece’s premiere mushroom forager, advised one late August day as he dropped us off in the middle of the dense woods of Mitsikelli, one of the highest peaks in the Pindus Mountains separating Epirus from Macedonia. Then he went off with his partner, while my friend, ...
1 June 2015
GREEK CHEESES – A SHORT HISTORY The single most distinguishing characteristic of Greek cheese is that most of it is made with sheep’s milk, goat’s milk, or a combination of the two. Cow’s milk cheeses exist but only a handful of Greek islands. There is a reason for that: The mountainous Greek landscape generally is not conducive to cattle ...
