A Table in the Peloponnese
A tour of the Peloponnese reveals one thing above all else: the ubiquitous presence of Greece’s most important tree, the olive tree, which seems to grow just about everywhere here, from craggy mountain slopes deep in the Mani to the great plain of Messinia, to the region’s northern reaches, along the coast of the Corinth […]
The Food and Flavors of the Dodecanese
When I set out to search the foodlore of the Dodecanese, I thought I would find unique and wholly separate customs from island to island. But all the Aegean islands share a terse, pared down cuisine that long ago became the norm of poor sea-bound people in this part of the world. There was always […]
Where to Find Loukoumades in Athens
Looking for loukoumades… The French have their beignets, Americans have doughnuts, but Greeks have loukoumades, round dough fritters drizzled with Greek honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. For all my years in the kitchen, loukoumades are the one sweet I have never enjoyed making. The dough is wet and sticks to your hands, which you need […]