Kefalograviera, a Delicious Greek Cheese
Learn more about Greek cheeses. This week, I am talking about Kefalograviera, one of the most popular Greek cheeses.It is produced in the rugged mountains of Epirus and Macedonia from sheep’s milk or a combination of sheep’s and goat’s milk. Kefalograviera is a hard yellow cheese that’s a cross between Kefalotyri and Graviera. It has an […]
Ancient Trahana, Ancient Fast Food!
A vegetarian recommendation should probably be a lot more accessible than a traditional dish from the mountains of Western Crete could ever hope to be. But when I cam across this dish from my friend Diana Farr Louis’ wonderful book Feasting and Fasting in Crete, I suddenly craved a warming bowl of this timeless food. […]
Avocado: A Vegetarian Restaurant in Syntagma
It takes a certain courage to open a vegetarian restaurant in this carnivorous city and even more courage to do so in times of severe belt tightening, on a street, nonetheless, where the shops around have shut down, victims of the financial plague. Avocado’s owners did it though, right in the heart of Syntagma, on […]
Mastiha and Me on the Splendid Table Radio Show
Hear my radio interview on The Splendid Table about the Greek resin and spice, Mastiha.
Check out the podcast of my recent interview
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Greek Salads
The dish that brought Greek cuisine fame worldwide is, no doubt, a salad. Greeks call it horiatiki; the rest of the world knows it as Greek village salad. It appears on the menus of Greek and Mediterranean restaurants from Athens to Adelaide. It’s simple—a mixture of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, olives, oregano, olive oil, […]
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 […]
Books
[slideshow]READ ON! I am definitely the most prolific Greek cookbook author. My next book, THE COUNTRY COOKING OF GREECE, will be out in the Fall 2012, Chronicle Books. Til then, check out my other titles, many of which are available on Amazon.