Grey weakfish with summer vegetables

It is the time of the year for the wonderful grey weakfish (mylokopi in Greek) which has a whitish firm

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A summertime dish: Trio of Fava, Vlita and Halloumi

Today I offer to all visitors and friends a panathinaeos original, a summertime dish that will nourish you and at

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Visit to Oreoi, North Evoia, Greece – May 2010

I was fortunate to visit my good cousin Kostas and his family in their summer house in Oreoi, North Evoia.

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Poeme electronique: The Phillips Pavilion in the 1958 Brussels World Fair

This post is about the joint work of three modern day geniuses: Le Corbusier, Edgard Varese, and Iannis Xenakis: Poeme

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Its almost summertime and the living gets easier – Εσκασε μυτη το καλοκαιρακι και η ζωη γινεται ευκολωτερη

Late May in Greece and the continuum of space and time is broken. You go to the beach and although the

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The Monk of Cappadoccia – Part II

This is the second part of the story of Kostas T, a Monk in Cappadoccia. Part I ended when Elektra,

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The Monk of Cappadoccia – Part I

Cappadoccia (Kapadokya), a beautiful mysterious place. In the 4th century AD it was the center of major developments in Christian

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Artichokes with carrots and potatoes – Αγγιναρες με καροτα και πατατες

Αγγιναρες! Το αγαπημενο μου ανοιξιατικο λαχανικο. Τις βρηκα στη λαικη και τρελλαθηκα (και που να ητανε και απο την Τηνο!).

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Flying Words – Επεα Πτεροεντα

1. I emerge from the depths From the cool of the ocean beds, back to the warm and painful sun.

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Boiled Grouper Head with Greek Mayonnaise – Βραστο κεφαλι σφυριδας με ελληνικη μαγιονεζα

As always, cooking begins in the market place. I went to my fisherman and found a 6kg grouper resting on

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