Kyriakos Mitsotakis elected leader of Greece’s “New Democracy” party

Yesterday is a day to be marked on the modern Greek political calendar. It may be a very important day.

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First day of the year 2016 – Lunch

  The day started with snow on the ground and the trees, the bushes, the table, the umbrella, and so

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Post facto notes: Greek General Elections – September 2015

On the day the new Government of Greece is sworn in office, I would like to offer some post facto

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Thoughts on the Greek General Elections – September 2015

One day before Greek citizens go to the polls for the third time in 2015, I would like to offer some

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Soap Production in Greece – Η Ελληνική Σαπωνοποιϊα

Το Σαπούνι από ελαιόλαδο χρησιμοποιείται εδώ και αιώνες στη Μεσόγειο, τόσο για την προσωπική υγιεινή όσο και ως γενικής χρήσης

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Ελληνο – ΕΥΡΩ – Τραγωδία (Greek Euro Tragedy)

Ολον αυτόν τον καιρό που ξετυλίγεται το Ελληνικό Δράμα, αλλά ιδιαίτερα απο τον Ιανουάριο 2015, ακούω και παρατηρώ με ιδιαίτερη

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The Greek Referendum of the 5th July 2015 – An imaginary dialogue

On Sunday 5th July the Greek people will vote on a non – existing issue, whether we accept or not

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on razor’s edge…

επί ξυρού ακμής = στην κόψη του ξυραφιού… on razor’s edge… Greece is on razor’s edge. The fact that Greece

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A lamb offal dish for daring souls

Spring time is a good time to cook dishes with lamb offal. I buy lamb which less than one year

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Parliamentary Elections in Greece – January 2015: The Outlook – Part II

Following my earlier post on the January 2015 parliamentary elections in Greece, I would like to add some more thoughts regarding

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