From the sea of Paros to the sky over Berlin! Today I want to reminisce on the wonderful film “Wings
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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
Continue readingDamianos 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
Continue readingBrandada de Bacalao – Salt Cod Mash (Brandade)
Updated 26 December 2023 Today’s dish is easy, cheap (cost efficient) and tasty! In addition, it has a name that
Continue readingDinner 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
Continue readingMugaritz Restaurant, near San Sebastian, Basque Country
This is a long due review of my visit to Mugaritz in June 2010. Mugaritz is listed as number 5
Continue readingFreud on the Acropolis
On his only visit to Greece, in 1904, Sigmund Freud experienced brief but unsettling feelings of alienation as he stood
Continue readingCarp (Ciprinus) in brine with polenta (Saramura de Crap cu mamaliga)
Today I present a dish from Romania, which I like very much. It is carp marinated in brine, then grilled
Continue readingMediterranean 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
Continue readingLa Dolce Vita – Fellini's Masterpiece
“The film first impinged on the world at large in February 1960 when foreign journalists reported back to their readers,
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