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Gastronomy
An Ode to Local Products
No more avocado toast and croque-madames. From Thessaloniki to Crete and from Corfu to the Cycladic islands, menus are packed with bacon waffles, chocolate pancakes, bagels, banoffee pie, cinnamon rolls and cheesecakes, eggs Benedict, brioche etc, etc. What happened to the humble egg fried in olive oil, to galaktoboureko (custard pies) and loukoumades (deep-fried little donuts), to graviera and xynomyzithra cheeses, or to louza, syglino and apaki cured meats? There…
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Gastronomy
Why I Love Being a Foodie in Greece
The Greek capital is becoming a foodie’s paradise, with a new generation of restaurants (and restaurant-goers) riding a wave of newfound creativity.
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Athens
The Expat Sharing His Love of Greece Through Cooking Lessons
He came to Greece alone at the age of 17 after having lied to his parents. “I knew then that I wanted to live in Athens,” says Stephen Akehurst, now 38, as he welcomes me into a beautifully renovated space in the Greek capital, where he teaches Greek cooking to dozens of travelers
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Life
Souvl-etiquette: The Dos and Don’ts of Eating Souvlaki in Style
Easy to find everywhere in Greece, the delicious street-food takes some skill to master to avoid a sloppy mess.
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Life
How to Win at Greek Egg Tapping
Red eggs at the ready: your guide to making sure you win the Easter game.
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Life
Down at my Local Bakery
A behind the scenes look at what goes into making bread and why Greeks are so fond of it.
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Destinations
Aegina: Steak With a View
Catch the ferryboat from Piraeus to nearby Aegina and head to its highest mountain for a steak worth traveling for.
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Athens
A Shrimp Institution
It’s just a neighborhood, no frills taverna, and in an out of the way residential neighborhood at that, tucked into a corner on a back street in Piraeus that ends at the Greek Naval Academy. You will catch a glimpse of the open sea and some young cadets in uniform leaving and entering the gates, but Margaro hardly matches the picture postcard notion of a Greek seaside taverna. You wouldn’t…
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