Food & Drink
Food & Drink | Dec 2021
Reem Bassatne has the insider's guide on where to eat and be seen this holiday season. From authentic Lebanese fare to Kolonaki institutions and Athens Riviera musts, these are a few of her favourite restaurant flings.
For the best Lebanese, Libaneziko
It’s a simple restaurant décor with amazing Lebanese ...
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Food & Drink | Dec 2021
Discover stocking fillers and sugary treats with an extra feelgood factor: from scrumptiously photogenic pastries and chocolates to cinnamon teas, patchouli room fresheners, spa cosmetics, cuddly teddy bears outfitted in the Hotel Grande Bretagne's doorman's uniform to Greek designer wear, there's something for everyone - especially for ...
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Food & Drink | Nov 2021
A comprehensive primer aimed at professionals that guides us through the world of baked goods and other desserts, from time-honored classics to fanciful creations by star pastry chef Spyros Pediaditakis. Notebook: Pastries for Restaurants is an authoritative, friendly bake-shop bible contains fascinating mini-lessons on food science, il...
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Food & Drink | Nov 2021
What better setting to show gratitude and appreciation for the little pleasures in life than at the GB Roof Garden with the Acropolis in full view, the bustling city below and a specially-crafted Thanksgiving menu.
Celebrate Thanksgiving at the GB Roof Garden Restaurant and enjoy a festive menu, exclusively created by Chef de ...
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Food & Drink | Nov 2021
Nestled away near the Gazi train tracks, Elena Panayides discovers Speek (Spanish-Greek) cuisine thanks to urban taverna bar - Cerdo Negro 1985. The eponymous black pig (Iberico pork) features heavily on the menu. Gifted chef Constantine Alexopoulos earned his culinary (pork) chops working alongside the most celebrated names in the world o...
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Food & Drink | Nov 2021
When an experienced Michelin chef Arnaud Bignon of Spondi and young Italian chef Luca Piscazzi (a Michelin contender in his own right) join forces, you know that the experience is bound to be a transcendental one. For one evening only, dive into a gastronomic orgy, informed by each chef's personal culinary journey. At Pelagos, F...
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Food & Drink | Nov 2021
Thanos Prunarus nails it with the perfect antidote to all our decadent cravings at In Love Again - sinfully seductive sweets laced with cocktails, all in one tasty mouthful, crafted to perfection by Michalis Nourloglou. We’ve fallen head over heels in love with this inviting ‘coffee meets cocktail-inspired sweets and plants corner.’ As will...
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Food & Drink | Oct 2021
Holding court atop the stylish Academias boutique hotel in the center of city, expect elegant Japanese fusion dishes and expertly blended cocktails at NYX. Revel in unencumbered views of the Acropolis, as melodic deep house music plays the soundtrack for an Athenian great night out, Elena Panayides notes.
Flavour factor: Japan...
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Food & Drink | Oct 2021
Whatever your plans this Saturday morning, drop them! You've watched Chef Arnaud Bignon earn two Michelin stars consistently for over 15 years. He now joins you at home to share his insider culinary secrets, for FREE! Bring your aprons and appetites for an 11am date with Michelin Chef Arnaud Bignon. Join fellow Insider gourmets for a 30-m...
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Food & Drink | Oct 2021
What would life in Greece be like, without olives for eating and olive oil for cooking? Unimaginable. And that has been true since time immemorial - which means, for human beings, the Neolithic Age is 'when it all began to happen'. Archaeologist Holley Martlew – in praise of the olive.
Did you know that olives in their native ...
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Food & Drink | Sep 2021
Yiannis Karakasis’ new book explores one of Greece’s greater wine regions that produces intriguing whites with a mouth-watering acidity and mineral characteristics but also interesting reds born in the shadow of the volcano. Words by Angela Stamatiadou
Wine writer, wine consultant and wine...
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Food & Drink | Sep 2021
Tom Hall’s pursuit of the finer things in life brought him to the land that gave the world hedonism and still delivers on that early promise. In his quest to find contentment in the kitchens, bars and restaurants of Athens, he seeks a way into Greek wine via some of his French favourites and takes you on the journey with him.
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