Images of Donostia, San Sebastian

As promised to a creative and very naughty creature from the North of Greece, I publish today some pictures from

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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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Ode to Olympiacos – Ωδη στον Θρυλο

Δεν ζωντανευουν οι νεκροι Δεν ζωντανέυουν οι νεκροί όσο κι αν κλαίς δεν ωφελεί την τόση αγάπη που είχα για

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Tears: the liquid essense of psyche?

– Ψυχηισιν θανατος υδωρ γενεσθαι, υδατι δε θανατος γην γενεσθαι, εκ γης δε υδωρ γινεται, εξ υδατος δε ψυχή –

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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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