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
Continue readingThorn 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
Continue readingOpen 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
Continue readingGrey weakfish with summer vegetables
It is the time of the year for the wonderful grey weakfish (mylokopi in Greek) which has a whitish firm
Continue readingA 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
Continue readingVisit 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.
Continue readingPoeme 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
Continue readingIts 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
Continue readingThe 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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