Cheese Week, or Tyrini, ushers in Lent
Learn about Greek cheese week, called Tyrini, which is the week before Lent begins.
Anthea Almonds: Meet the Producer
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!
Pasteli-The World’s First Energy Bar
In Greek cuisine, many ingredients and foods enjoy a continuity of existence from the furthest reaches of antiquity to the present. Pasteli, a highly nutritious ancient confection that’s surprisingly relevant today, is one of them. I hope you enjoy reading about its unusual history.
Meet the Producer: Yiam’s Avra Panasoupoulou
Meet the Producer is a blog series that aims to introduce you to the passionate, dedicated food artisans whose products I have carefully chosen for my e-shop. It’s a chance to get to know Greece from behind the scenes and to get to know the people whose products are examples of the very best Greece has to offer. In this post, we will meet Avra Panousopoulou, one of the first women food entrepreneurs in Greece. whose company, Yiam, has always been the perfect balance between tradition and innovation.
CHIOS, COLUMBUS & EDIBLE HISTORY
Christopher Columbus may have been from Chios. One thing is for sure, the Genoese imprint on Chian cooking is still palpable today.
Meet the Mushroomers
Greece is a mycological paradise. Meet two passionate mushroomers and get a taste of the earthly — and nutritious — delights mushrooms provide throughout Greek cuisine.
Vegetarian Traditions in Greek Cuisine
From luscious stews to delicately flavored stuffed vegetables to soups and salads and pilafs, Greek cookery is rife with meatless meals. It’s hard to think of a cuisine so closely associated with dishes like spit-roasted goat and lamb and skewered kebabs as having a strong vegetarian tradition. Yet the penchant for pulses, vegetables, and grains […]
Greek Wines & Mezedes: Pairing Tips
Greek wines are the perfect quaff for the grazing style of meze eating. Learn how to pair them with a variety of tasty Greek treats meant to be savored and shared.
Ikarian Longevity Veggies…Plant-Based Traditions from Blue Zone Ikaria
Plant-based cooking is the one of the life-style fundamentals among the people of Ikaria, a Blue Zone and home to some of the longest-living people in the world. The real secret is cooking simple, healthy real food, mostly plants, always in season!
Chios: Tasty Teardrops and Tomatoes
Locals like to tell you that Christopher Columbus lived here, in the village of Pyrgi, and are quick to even point out his house. His brief stay on the island is but one of the many historical legacies of Chios, one of the wealthiest, yet undiscovered, Greek islands, situated in the northeastern corner of the Aegean.
Dean Karnazes: Mediterranean Diet Q&A
Konstantine “Dean” Karnazes is on TIME magazine’s cover “100 Most Influential People in the World.” Men’s Health hailed him as one of the fittest men on the planet. He has run hundreds of marathons across the globe and has twice carried the Olympic Torch. In 2019 he received the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award.He also filmed with us for the “Navarino Challenge” episode of My Greek Table! We continue the conversation below, in a Q&A about health, fitness and the Greek-Mediterranean Diet.
Mediterranean Diet: Nuts & Seeds
Nuts and seeds are an ancient and integral part of the Mediterranean Diet. Learn more about which nuts and seeds are important in the Greek diet and how they are used in everything from salads to sweets.