Smoke Thursday, “Tsiknopempti&#...
**Tsiknopempti 2012 & Carnivale** Tsiknopempti or “Smoked Thursday” is February 16, 2012 Carnival...
Sunday afternoon in the country
Sundays are for family and friends in Greece, and what better way to share it than around the table with good food and...
Dionysos – the Quick (Budget fr...
Dionysios Imittou 95, Pagrati – 210/75-11-001 Open daily from noon until midnight (or later) It probably isn’t...
Athens Discount Card
Special tourist & visitor discounts at select Athens business Groupon and other coupon programs are all the rage...
Greek food: How to clean a fish
I was working on this blog post in the late afternoon on August 17, 2011 when the phone rang. It was my mother telling...
Budget eats: Koutouki tis Lydias
Ok so “koutouki” doesn’t mean smokehouse, it means more like “joint” as in “Joe’s Place”. But given...
Christmas Eating in Athens
Christmas 2010, the weekend in Athens, where shall we eat? Finally got the scoop on who will be open and who will be...
Ladokola, the plateless place
Once upon a time, many Greek restaurants didn’t use plates. Food was served on waxed paper sheets called...
Oinothyra, Understated & off the...
One of our favorite places to go when we’re seeking out a bit of creativity on our plates, without the...
Sompola’s Neighborhood
Taverna Getonia tou Sompola (H Γειτονιά του Σόμπολα) Taverna with live music on Friday, Saturday...
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