Today I pay tribute to Skate the Magnificent! And enjoy it cooked in two ways. Poached and served as a
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Painting London’s Waterloo Bridge
Introduction It was 1995 and I was living in Kingston upon Thames, a stone’s throw from the river. My job
Continue readingThe burning of frigate Hellas in 1831 by Admiral Miaoulis – Η πυρπολησις της φρεγατας “Ελλας” το 1831 απο το ναυαρχο Μιαουλη
Introduction Greece is a country with a very rich history in civil strife and conflict, escalating to war. Today’s post
Continue readingLodz, Poland – Łódź, Polska
I arrived in Lodz at around 10 in the night. The first major building that I saw from the taxi’s
Continue readingStuffed tomatoes and peppers with minced meat and pig’s skin – Ντοματες και πιπεριες γεμιστες με κιμα
Some time ago I wrote about a dish that is highly satisfying: peppers stuffed with rice. Today I write about
Continue reading(Do not) Jump (off) from the Bridge
We drink We dry up Then we crumble to dust (Stuck between stations, The Hold Steady) I like bridges. I
Continue readingΗ κανναβης εις τον Ελληνικον Πολιτισμον και την Κοινωνιαν – Cannabis in Greek Culture and Society
Προοιμιον Το παρον πονημα ειναι εθνικου και ηθικοπλασματικου χαρακτηρα, οσονουπω δε και απελευθερωτικον καθοσον καταγραφει μεθοδικα επιστημονικα και παντελως ουδετερα
Continue readingTwo Masters of Light: Claude Lorrain and J.M.W. Turner
An enormous deep-red sunset over a stormy sea, an indication of an approaching typhoon.A detail from JMW Turner’s “Slave-Ship”. Painting
Continue readingRenato Guttuso: pictor diabolicus, “devilish painter”?
I was introduced to the work of Renato Guttuso back in 1996, when Whitechapel Gallery in London exhibited some of
Continue readingOsteria da Fiore, Venice, Italy
In my visit to Venice back in October 2011 I had the opportunity to visit Osteria da Fiore, in San Polo.
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