Originally published on the 18th May 2014. For 11 years I lived in a small village called Kaletzi (or Vothon)
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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
Continue readingThe battle of Marathon, 490 BC
The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that
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 readingWhen friendship ages like good red wine – A lunch in Marathon with three dear friends
Human relationships are diverse. But they can age like good red wine. This is what was circling in my mind
Continue reading… because incoherence is preferable to a distorting order …
“In certain places, at certain hours, gazing at the sea is dangerous. It is what looking at a woman sometimes is.”
Continue readingFishtavern “Cavouri”, Marathon Beach: By the (breaking) sea wave
I continue to be in a “breaking sea wave” mood, and there is no better place to have lunch when
Continue readingShoulder beef steak grilled al fresco with fresh spinach salad and red wine
After the storm, comes the calm and peace and the sun! Having witnessed a brilliant 1 1/2 rainbow the evening
Continue readingIn my beginning is my end (T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, East Coker, I)
5th century BC 6th century AD 16th century 16th – 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century and beyond
Continue readingLunch in Marathon: Pork chops – Lamb offal (Gardoumbes) – Aubergines
Among other things, I have recently moved out of the metropolitan area of Athens to the hills overlooking Marathon, some
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