Masthead header

Category Archives: RECIPES

The highlight of a coffee break This recipe kind of grew up with my family: when my sister and I were kids, my mum used to make the most delicious pasta flora (jam tart) using this dough, that in its original version contains eggs and butter. We loved it! Then, as teenagers, we became familiar […]

View full post »

A recipe by Vassilis Zacharakis  During our last visit to Santorini island, we were more than happy to meet Vassilis Zacharakis; Chef of the Nichteri restaurant in Santorini and one of the visionary people of the 2013 Year of Gastronomy Santorini project, he was kind enough to introduce us to the flavors of the island’s […]

View full post »

The flavor of the New Year Here, in Greece, we bake our way out of 2012, making Vassilopita, the pie that we traditionally eat right after midnight on New Year’s Eve and on the first day of the year. Vassilopita that has many delicious variations, depending on the habits of each family and region, is […]

View full post »

The tourists, the locals and the space in between I love to travel. My friends love to travel. We enjoy discovering new places by taking sneak peaks into other people’s lives, into their kitchens, into their favorite cafes and grocery stores… The idea of living like locals while being citizens of the world, fascinates us […]

View full post »

One of the things that I miss about Athens, is the smell of chestnuts roasted over charcoal; this healthy street food that vendors sell all over the city, makes its appearance on autumn rainy days like the one we have today. It’s funny, when I lived in Athens, chestnuts made me think of nature, of a […]

View full post »