Restaurante Rekondo – San Sebastian, Basque Country

This is a restaurant in “my” neighborhood in San Sebastian. It is on the steep narrow road that takes you to Monte

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Beef Kidneys with porcini mushrooms, and red cabbage and cauliflower puree

This is the result of falling half asleep on the morning flight to Athens and then rushing to the hypermarket

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Aleppo, Syria: A foodlover’s paradise?

It is not  often that new chapters open in whatever we do, think, love, dream and desire. I have the

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Meat balls with lentils and potato patty

Today I wanted to eat lentils in a different way, and I decided to marry them with meat balls and

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Scorpaena Scrofa (Scorpion Fish) with Risotto

Today’s dish is made with one of the ugliest looking fishes, the Scorpaena Scrofa, the Orange – Red Scorpion Fish.

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Roast Rooster with pancetta, broccoli and bulgar wheat – Κοκκορας στο φουρνο με παντσετα, μπροκολι και πληγουρι

Today’s dish is good for the wet windy weather we had in Athens today. It is warm, soft, crunchy, tasty,

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Greek Pitta Bread with Grilled Octopus, Onion, Tomato and Parsley

After all the meat eating of the festive days, it is essential to taste something lighter but tasty! Out of

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Cucina Povera (or why Synthesis is more than the addition of the parts)

This is an original recipe that was conceived and executed in Munich during my last visit to Manolis and Marion

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Lunch 26th December 2009 – Toscana meets Thessaly

On the 26th December is the name day of my “brother”, Manolis. We have made it a tradition that every

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Cannelloni with beef and parmesan

In rather damp and chilly weather conditions, you need warm and rich dishes to support you. One of them is

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