Vegetables 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

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Bacalao the Magnificent

        A selection of some of the best bacalao dishes I have tasted, published as a photo

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Vive 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

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Skate the Magnificent – Σαλαχι το Μεγαλοπρεπες

Today I pay tribute to Skate the Magnificent! And enjoy it cooked in two ways. Poached and served as a

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Stuffed tomatoes and peppers with minced meat and pig’s skin – Ντοματες και πιπεριες γεμιστες με κιμα

Some time ago I wrote about a dish that is highly satisfying: peppers stuffed with rice. Today I write about

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Wilks Restaurant, Bristol upon Avon, United Kingdom

“Britain was a major player in the transatlantic slave trade. British ships carried 2,600,000 enslaved Africans in the 18th century

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Crispy Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

With considerable delay, I publish today one of the absolute delicacies: crispy stuffed zucchini flowers. It is November, Christmas is

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Restaurant “Thalassa mou”, Alyki, Paros, Greece

During a short visit to Paros, I visited a restaurant for the first time. It is a restaurant by the

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Restaurant zur Esche, Waldhotel Ehrenbach, Black Forest, Germany

This review is long overdue. But better late than never. During an Autumn visit to the Black Forest in Germany

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