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Stella, a Greek friend of the blog that wrote to us recently, finished her e-mail by wishing us kalo kalokairi (kalό kalokéri). I love this phrase: in my childhood’s top 5 of wishes, it beats Happy birthday, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Kalo Pascha (for Easter)… Stella’s e-mail made me realize, that I don’t […]

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Food of the day   I have noticed that Greek people’s behavior as long as it concerns gemista, can be highlighted to the three following points: – They love eating gemista – They will almost never order gemista at a restaurant – They all believe that their mother makes the best gemista ever I do too. […]

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­ I don’ t want to speak about Easter days. For me, these days, this week, this day, is better captured in silence. I am home again, in an island again, surrounded by the smell of fresh oregano and sage. Grateful for the presence of all the familiar faces that I will see tonight at […]

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