1. I emerge from the depths From the cool of the ocean beds, back to the warm and painful sun.
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Meat Rolls with Eggplants and Sudjuk
As the crisis in Greece deepens, and the country becomes more and more indebted and troubled, I dig deep in
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As always, cooking begins in the market place. I went to my fisherman and found a 6kg grouper resting on
Continue readingPainter Valias Semertzides – Ο ζωγραφος Βαλιας Σεμερτζιδης
Σημερα τιμω τον οικογενειακο φιλο και μεγαλο ζωγραφο Βαλια Σεμερτζιδη. Σε μερες δυσκολες που παραδερνουμε και βολοδερνουμε, χωρις οραματα, χωρις
Continue readingGreece will never die – Η Ελλαδα ποτε δεν πεθαινει
Η σημερινη αναρτηση ειναι εορταστικη. Χαιρετιζει το ΔΝΤ, αναπολει και αναμενει με ανυπομονησια την Δραχμουλα, και ριχνει μια ματια γυρω
Continue readingOctopus on a bed of mixed vegetables – Χταποδι επι στρωματος αχταρμα λαχανικων
Today’s dish is fresh and simple, with the flavors of the spring and the sea. After all the meat eating
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“This night all of you will have your faith in me shaken, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd,
Continue readingRestaurante Arzak – San Sebastian, Donostia, Basque Country
Juan Mari Arzak is one of the giants of Basque and International cuisine for the last 35 years. His restaurant
Continue readingAlvaro Mutis – Writer, Novelist, Poet
Today I want to pay tribute to one of my favourite South American writers, Alvaro Mutis. By way of introduction
Continue readingMelange with Anchovies – Συνθεση με γαυρο
Today I will cook a melange with one my favorite small fish, the anchovy (gavros in Greek). The idea of
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