Greek-American chef Diane Kochilas taps into November with some comforting Greek winter squash recipes! It's an interesting month...so why not make it tasty, too, with a few surprising Greek pumpkin recipes? Here’s a menu of savoury...
Read moreWhatever culinary form your self-care takes, whether it's healthy salads, lovingly made pies, cakes and desserts or excellent coffee, Ohh Boy caters for it. Situated in the ever on the up area of Pangrati and surrounded by the galleries, clothes shops, bars and restaurants of Archelaou, Ohh Boy is almost as good for people wat...
Read moreBiodynamic pioneers from Kefalonia have a intriguing range of orange wines where they never let technique lead taste. Orange wine, that is wine made from white grapes that have been left in contact with the skin of the grapes for part of the process, can sometimes be guilty of not "should we" but "can we". I have tried wines o...
Read moreA tranquil and moving walk through the final resting place of some of Greece's most important figures. And a host of guardian cats. When getting to know a big city there are certain key locations that are going to help the visitor build a rounded picture of the place. Trips to a park or garden, a food market and a museum quick...
Read moreYou don't need a bright blue syrup with an eyeball ice cube in it to celebrate the darker side of cocktails. Since their popularity in the 19th century, cocktails, and cocktails makers, have embraced the macabre. Insider's in-house expert on all things spirits weighs in on classically chilling cocktails with tried-and-tested recipes throw...
Read moreRightly famous for the perfect Summer wines, Greece's cellar can also cater for the cooler evenings and heartier meals. Autumn is the time to let some of the more full bodied and flavourful wines back into your life alongside some powerful dishes to compliment them (some would say it’s the other way round but I can’t be respon...
Read more“What were you wearing?” It’s a question that is far too commonly asked of sexual assault victims. High school students Elly Culucundis and Julia Dimaki speak to Madeline Moye on "Unbound," a powerful art exhibition that highlights societal bias towards survivors of sexual assault. Although “Unbound” had humble beginnings as a c...
Read moreNicholas Pissaris is dazzled by the treasures in the port city’s oft-overlooked Archaeological Museum. Most visitors know Piraeus as a kind of chaotic cattle chute, a narrow gateway through which they are herded on their way to the Greek islands. They pass through oblivious to the wealth which has for aeons lain beneath this p...
Read moreAn important day on the Kolonaki calendar is when Vangelis and his gang of merry whiskey whisperers throw open the door of Jazz in Jazz. This year the magical day was 1st of September and the more astute Lycabettus locals found the route of their evening stroll altered accordingly. In this confusing modern era when we are all ...
Read moreDo you like art? Do you like books? If the answer to those two questions is yes (and honestly, what else could it be) then the Athens Art Book Fair is happening this weekend and it’s for you. Hosting artists, publishers and everything in between with a range of art, book and art book based activities, the fair promises a broad range of nourishing f...
Read moreThe global Glastonbury of the amber liquid, Oktoberfest, returns to Athens this week for four days of beer swilling, sausage chomping and foot stomping fun. The association is well timed as Greece’s beer scene is buzzing at the moment with breweries and taprooms making and serving delicious beers from across the taste spectrum...
Read moreBy Maya Abuali In the serene courtyard of San Giorgio dei Greci, an ancient Greek church nestled in Venice, George Petrides’ sculptures stand as silent sentinels, bridging ancient sensibilities with modern techniques. His monumental itinerant exhibition, “Hellenic Heads: A Personal Exploration of Greek History and Culture over 2,500 Ye...
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