Greek Local Authority Elections, Fall 2010 – Εκλογες Τοπικης Αυτοδιοικησης, Φθινοπωρο 2010

Γραφω αυτο το αρθρο επειδη συμφωνω με τον Πρωθυπουργο κ. Γ. Παπανδρεου οτι δεν υπαρχουν αδιεξοδα στην Δημοκρατια, και αυτο

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Paros in the Autumn: Naoussa

Today I start posting photos from my quick autumnal trip to Paros. The starting point is Naoussa, with its beautiful

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Damianos Fish Tavern, Ambelas, island of Paros, Greece

Update The fish tavern has closed. In its place today you can find the “Blue Oyster” bar/restaurant. Original Article A

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Dinner Party on the occasion of Despoinarion's Oscar Celebration and Awards

 Today’s post is a celebration for Despoinarion‘s Oscar Awards.  The celebration is double in nature: we celebrate first the award

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Freud on the Acropolis

On his only visit to Greece, in 1904, Sigmund Freud experienced brief but unsettling feelings of alienation as he stood

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Mediterranean Mousaka with apaki and yogurt

Today I want to share a dish that is my own variation of the well-known “Mousaka” dish. I start with

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Layered Eggplants and Zucchinis with spicy sauce, baked peppers and octopus

Some administrative tasks have grounded me today in Athens, Greece. My revenge to fate is the layered dish I present

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Pissaladiere with smoked herring

Pissaladiere is a pizza-like dish of the South of France. Its name comes from the word pissalat (“salted fish”). It

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Thorn of a bitter love – ακανθος πικρης αγαπης

«Oταν έχει τις πληγήν βαθείαν κρυφήν, εις την θάλασσαν πρέπει να πλέει, μόνος, ολομόναχος»! Ήτον απόλαυσις, όνειρον, θαύμα. Είχεν απομακρυνθεί

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Open Market in Agia Paraskevi, Athens, on the Saint's Name Day

Today 26th July (2010) is the name day of Agia Paraskevi, one of the Christian Orthodox Saints we treasure in

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