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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Mugaritz 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
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6th – 7th September 1955, Istanbul: Pogrom against the Greeks
This is a black anniversary. But we must not forget. The trigger for the horrific events was the explosion of
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 reading"Smoky" Songs / Τα Χασικλιδικα – Της Μαστουρας
Σημερα, την ημερα της καπνοαπαγορευσεως, εμπνευστηκα και θυμηθηκα τα μαστουρικα και τα χασικλιδικα. Ας κανουμε λοιπον μια βολτα πισω ολοταχως.
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,
Continue readingTrattoria e Locanda La Buca, Zibello, Parma, Italia
This post is long overdue, but better late than never. I visited La Buca four years ago, and it is
Continue readingImages of Theotokos, the Mother of God – From North to South
Today we are celebrating the Dormition of the Mother of God, Theotokos, and I want to share with you some
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