From Iraq to Morroco to Eritrea, the Athens 2018 Refugee Food Festival is bringing international flavours to Greek cuisine, promising a week of culinary experiments and cross-cultural discussion. Meet the six chefs involved in this year's festival. MAHBOUBEH TAVIKOLI Cooking Iranian cuisine at Seychelles restaurant (Athens, Gre...
Read moreAthens Insider, UNHCR and Food Sweet Food organise a week of inspiring culinary encounters as refugee chefs join 6 restaurants in Athens to create meals to remember. Tuesday 19 June Eritrean Cuisine by Seinat Neftalem • Blue Fish, Monastiraki (dinner), Tel. 213.036.4214 Iranian Cuisine by Mahboubeh Tavakoli • Seychelle...
Read moreWHAT: The second edition of a festival that honors a hodgepodge of experimental public performances. Tsak Bam Festival is a festival of nonconformity, one that encourages atypical contemporary performances, and in its second run, Tsak Bam will span three days. The spontaneous performances will take place on the island of Aegina, where the Yurt a...
Read moreWHAT: Artist Eleni Papaioannou’s installation in the garden of the Epigraphic Museum explores the symbolic role of gardens as spaces of reflection. Inspired by Viktor Klemperer’s “The Language of the Third Reich: A Philologist’s Notebook,” Papaioannou examines the relationship between gardens and urban spaces through textual media. The exhibitio...
Read moreWe could wax all lyrical about how whiling away a sultry summer’s eve, sipping a fashionably-named cocktail, in one of Athens’ ravishing downtown rooftop bars is a match made in cinematic heaven. Or we could just keep quiet and let these stunning images by Maria-Irene Moschonas do all the talking. Modern Restaurant, Athens Was ...
Read moreAs we move further into summer, the Athens Festival is back to relieve you of your heat-induced sluggishness. This month, the festival brings musical and comedic performances alive to enchant the city and to spark a little inspiration in the art lover. Thomas Moschopoulos - Fahrenheit 451 Based on François Truffaut’s stage adap...
Read moreThis narrow strip, just off the bustling Vas. Konstantinou street, until recently, was pock-marked with run-of-the-mill shops. Now a hipster hangout with cool restaurants, boutiques, design stores and cafes, its transformation is all the more striking as it is marked by a palpable sense of solidarity amongst its young entrepreneurs to mak...
Read moreTo celebrate its National Day in style on June 6, the Swedish Embassy in Athens hosts Jarnna from Sapmi, a band that sculpts sound which simultaneously exalts and transcends tradition. Deeply rooted in old sami jojk traditions, the band's music establishes a mellow, meditative mood that is at once modern, timeless and suggestive, evocativ...
Read moreKonstantinos Kakanias is back with Mrs. Tependris, his eccentric protagonist in a provocative socio-political exhibition, That's Mine Bitch, Don't Touch Her. Back Off! at the Rebecca Camhi Gallery and at The Kalfayan Gallery. In an interview with Athens Insider in 2012, Kakanias confessed how ‘growing up as a gay boy in Greece, in the ‘60...
Read moreAs it enters its teens, Athens Pride has grown from a fringe event to a mainstream celebration of gay rights and social activism promoting inclusiveness and tolerance. The organisers expect the numbers to be way higher than the 50,000 who participated last year, with a plenty more high school students and youth participating. Join in the ...
Read moreWith the capital celebrating its annual Athens Pride Festival this Saturday, Insider reader Gavin Woolard opens up about what it's like to be a gay expat here in Greece... Greece has always featured high up on the list of gay destinations, this in part due to a history of homosexual liberties in ancient times. In modern times,...
Read moreWHAT: Porto Carras Grand Resort, in partnership with Zoumboulakis Galleries, hosts an exhibition of Instagram photography. Porto Carras Grand Resort honors ten Instagram photographers who were inspired by the elegant views and breathtaking fauna of the resort and surrounding areas. The project was created out of the picturesque landscapes of the...
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