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The Greek Lent Table

Several years ago, I spent the night before "Clean Monday", as Greeks call the first day of Lent, baking the traditional Lenten flatbread lagana with a local Athenian baker.

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Sifnos the best restaurants of the island

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Best Restaurants in the island of Sifnos

Nikolaos Tselementes (1878-1958) was the chef who codified Greek traditional cuisine, by publishing one of the first and best known Greek cooking books in 1910. Preserving the tradition that Tselementes started, Sifnos ...

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Retsina: Time to restore its reputation

As Corinne Metzelopoulos, Greek owner of Chateau Margaux said in a recent interview, “I adore Retsina”. Don’t you agree with her?

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The Legendary Birth of Yoghurt

According to Mongolian legend, yoghurt was the result of a vengeful scheme...

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The Benefits of Yoghurt

Discover the myriad benefits of yoghurt, along with some helpful suggestions as to healthy, tasty substitutions...

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Best Tavernas to Eat Meat the "Greek Way"

Our guide of top tavernas that specialize in grilled meat the "Greek Way".

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When chocolate met alcohol

Chocolate…mmm…An aphrodisiac by itself. Passion turned to hunger. A hedonistic tickle of the tongue and a warm caress of the throat. A love that lasts forever. Lips of chocolate seeking ...

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Rakokazana, the Best Kept Secret in Crete

Once you have been a part of this experience, you always want to go back!

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Our First Holiday in Greece

It is much too easy to write about the sea, the beaches, the traditional beauty of Greece. As an American of Greek descent, Greece to me is home, it is ...

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The Meze Table

The meze table- a table replete with small savory dishes- is a Mediterranean tradition that accurately reflects the relaxed, convivial lifestyle of the Mediterranean region.

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A Brief Guide to Greek Regional Grape Varieties

Some of the most admired wines in antiquity were produced in Greece; ships carried clay amphoras filled with the precious liquid to ports and markets all over the Mediterranean. Today, ...

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Why Coffee in Greece is So Expensive

I have to defend the high cost of coffee in Greece; it may cost 2 or 3 times the price of a coffee in other European countries, but it makes ...

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Heteroclito, Cave & Bar à vin in the centre of Athens

Wine bar for the Anglo Saxons, bar à vin for the French, enoteca for the Italians and its Greek version…heteroclito. In heteroclito wine stands for culture, knowledge and affordable pleasure.

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The most expensive cocktails, champagnes and wines-Diamonds you can drink in a glass.

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Torres: A day in the wine heart of Catalonia

A gastronomic journey to the other side of the Mediterranean, to Barcelona, would be at least incomplete without a visit to Penedes, the heart of the most prestigious wine district ...

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Food and Wine: Matching Greek Wines

The pairing of food and wine, is one of the most complicated but essential routines of a sommelier. The success of selection is usually a crucial factor for enjoying a ...

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The fascinating world of Greek wines

G(R)EEK REDS Entering the fascinating world of Greek wines, Geek style By Gregory Dal Piaz

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Before Midnight: A Truly Romantic film, set in Greece

"Before Midnight" a sequel to the hits "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset." was lensed under the sunny Messinia, Peloponnese.

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White, rose, red or green?

Organic farming has covered almost everything that earth can produce and we can consume. How could wine be an exception? By Panos Georgountzos

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As Greek as the Sea

Santorini, one of the Cyclades Islands in the Aegean, is an unusual place to grow grapes. The vines are trained in curls to hug the volcanic soil as protection against ...

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Codfish with Txakolí for a Taste of the Basques

Combine this traditional Basque codfish recipe with the local txakolí for a delicious taste of the Bay of Biscay.

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Genetically Modified Food, Gain for the Few, Hazard for the Many

The essence of the debate on GM (Genetically Modified) food, is that there is no chance, under the current laws, that they don’t end up in our stomachs. They are hidden ...

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Chocolate Therapy

Rich and uniquely revitalizing, chocolate has the ability to rejuvenate both body and soul. Read the recipe below and grant yourself a gift of luxury unlike anything you’ve ever experienced ...

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Greek Wine and Food pairings Combinations

Scroll down to view an extensive list of Greek grape varieties. Below each grape type, you will find a description of the wines that are produced from each variety, as ...

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How to Maneuver a Greek Supermarket

Do the plethora of choices within a Greek supermarket leave you dazed and perplexed? Are you after nutritional value, but not willing to sacrifice taste? If so, scroll down for ...

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How to Maintain the Perfect Body Weight

Scroll down to discover what to eat, what to avoid, and how to reach and maintain the perfect weight for your body...

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Greece: Nemea, the Triumph of Agiorgitiko

The triumph of Hercules at Nemea originally made the region famous; today it is the local wine-makers that trimuph!

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Hunting for Horta

A common sight in the Greek countryside is a car parked just off the main road; look a little further and you will find a group of older people walking ...

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Spanish Cuisine as an Amalgamation of the Regions

The great diversity of the Spanish terrain has given rise to an incredibly diverse cuisine. When creatively mixed and blended, the disparate regional tastes and flavors, along with the various ...

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Pelagic vs Farmed Fish

The whole rhetoric about pelagic versus farmed fish is obsolete and pointless.

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The Greek Lent Table

Best Restaurants in the island of Sifnos

Retsina: Time to restore its reputation

The Legendary Birth of Yoghurt

The Benefits of Yoghurt

Best Tavernas to Eat Meat the "Greek Way"

When chocolate met alcohol

Rakokazana, the Best Kept Secret in Crete

Our First Holiday in Greece

The Meze Table

A Brief Guide to Greek Regional Grape Varieties

Why Coffee in Greece is So Expensive

Heteroclito, Cave & Bar à vin in the centre of Athens

The most expensive cocktails, champagnes and wines-Diamonds you can drink in a glass.

Torres: A day in the wine heart of Catalonia

Food and Wine: Matching Greek Wines

The fascinating world of Greek wines

Before Midnight: A Truly Romantic film, set in Greece

White, rose, red or green?

As Greek as the Sea

Codfish with Txakolí for a Taste of the Basques

Genetically Modified Food, Gain for the Few, Hazard for the Many

Chocolate Therapy

Greek Wine and Food pairings Combinations

How to Maneuver a Greek Supermarket

How to Maintain the Perfect Body Weight

Greece: Nemea, the Triumph of Agiorgitiko

Hunting for Horta

Spanish Cuisine as an Amalgamation of the Regions

Pelagic vs Farmed Fish

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