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17 December 2025
This Artichoke and Fava Bean Stew with Lemon Sauce (Anginarokoukia Me Derbiye) is the kind of bright, springtime Greek fasting food that proves “abstention” can still be deeply satisfying. From My Greek Table Season 5: Flavors of Longevity and the episode “Delicious Abstention,” it celebrates two longevity-friendly heroes—artichokes and fava beans—in a gently simmered, olive-oil foundation finished with a silky ...
15 December 2025
Rolo—a rolled, stuffed pork roast—is one of the most popular and festive meat dishes in Athens, and a preparation you’ll find in countless variations at butcher shops and home kitchens throughout Greece. Traditionally served on Sundays, Christmas, and New Year’s, pork has long symbolized abundance and celebration in Greek food culture.This version comes from my book ATHENS: Food, Stories, Love , where the recipe ...
1 May 2025
Happy Mediterranean Diet Month! There’s no better time to celebrate the vibrant flavors and healthful traditions of the Mediterranean table. In today’s newsletter, I’m excited to share a selection of 30-minute recipes that showcase the best of the season’s spring vegetables-quick, nourishing, and delicious meals you can enjoy any day of the week. At the heart of the Mediterranean diet ...
26 July 2022
I love sharing the food and cooking philosophy of my island, Ikaria. You might even say I’m a little obsessed with the Ikaria diet! Ikaria, an island in the eastern Aegean, has gained global recognition as a Blue Zone and the place, dubbed about a decade ago by the New York Times, where inhabitants regularly forget to die. There are ...
14 March 2022
Beans are an integral part of the Greek -Mediterranean diet. Here's a look at some favorite recipes and a primer for how to integrate beans into your weekly meal plan.
1 April 2021
The Greek recipe Fava is one of the all-time classic Greek meze plates, most often made with yellow split peas cooked until they disintegrate into a puree then swirled to creamy perfection with extra virgin Greek olive oil and lemon juice. It’s a Mediterranean diet standard bearer! There are a few regional fava recipes, for green split pea puree ...
4 March 2021
Learn about Greek cheese week, called Tyrini, which is the week before Lent begins.
18 January 2021
Almonds are a Mediterranean staple and one of the most important good mood foods. Our almonds come from an organic grower on the Cycladic island of Kea. Meet Nikolaos Timoleon, his partner Kalliopi Georganti and their family. Their passion and devotion to quality is evident in every bite!
11 May 2020
Herbs are an integral part of both the traditional Greek diet and the broader Mediterranean Diet. They have been lauded for their medicinal use since antiquity, if not longer. In Greece, herbs aren't used just to flavor food; they are used as folk medicine, and their importance is now corroborated by science.
19 February 2019
I could write tomes on the evolution of Greek food as chefs around the world push the limits on tradition, and I could (and would love to) pen the story of Greeks’ contribution to the restaurant industry from their earliest days as dishwashers to their glory days as dynasties in the world of hospitality. That’s a project for another time.
