David Dides is the Executive Chef of the Arabesque Restaurant in American Colony, a beautiful hotel in Jerusalem. I visited
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Kokoretsi on charcoal but not on the spit – The agony and ecstasy of the grill
Summary This is a post about kokoretsi, the offal delicacy, grilled on charcoal. The challenge is that on this occasion
Continue readingFirst day of the year 2016 – Lunch
The day started with snow on the ground and the trees, the bushes, the table, the umbrella, and so
Continue readingA lamb offal dish for daring souls
Spring time is a good time to cook dishes with lamb offal. I buy lamb which less than one year
Continue readingFoies Gras de Canard (Anne Roze) – Boudin Noir (Christian Parra)
This post does not have many words The protagonists of the post speak for themselves. I will introduce them and
Continue readingFestive Lunch – 1st January 2015 – Marathon, Attica, Greece
Today I rejoice the passage of time, culminating in the coming of the new year. There is no better
Continue readingVegetables from Marathon Greece, and more…
“Gastronomy begins in the (market) stalls” old saying In the middle of Greek winter, and as we are bracing ourselves
Continue readingBacalao the Magnificent
A selection of some of the best bacalao dishes I have tasted, published as a photo
Continue readingVive le terroir! Family reunion dinner in Marathon, Greece
Terroir is a concept almost untranslatable, combining soil, weather, region and notions of authenticity, of genuineness and particularity — of
Continue readingVaroulko Restaurant, Athens, Greece
I visited the restaurant recently, on the occasion of the visit to Athens of dear family members. As it happens,
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