Where to eat with your feet in the water in Athens in September
Want to keep the summer feeling alive in September? Athens Insider culls the best addresses where you don't just have a sea-view perched a few me...
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Island hopping for epicurean delights
Beyond its cobblestoned alleyways and dovecotes, Greek islands are fas...
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Athens Riviera emerges as the hottest luxe dining ...
A booming culinary revolution is quietly underway quickly transforming...
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Greek Michelin Chef Asimakis Chaniotis works his magic abroad
When his award-winning restaurant Pied à Terre in London's tony Fitzrovia neighbourhood closed temporarily for the lockdown, Michelin chef Asimakis Chaniotis has been in Athens with his family and has been tantalising his legion of Instagram followers with his ostensibly easy, masterfully-crafted dishes. He speaks to Elena Panayides on ex...
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Summer salad with Tomatoes, barley rusks, Feta, Anchovies and Herbs
Patisseur Stelios Parliaros shares a summer salad that hits just the right notes as temperatures soar! Ingredients: (10 servings) 4.4 lbs. (2kgs.) tomatoes 8.8 oz. (250 gr.) feta 1 bunch basil 1 bunch mint 1 bunch fresh coriander Lemon zest 7 oz. (200 gr.) cucumber 5 barley rusks Extra virgin Greek o...
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Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup with Greek Yoghurt
Chef Christofors Peskias creates a delightfully fresh soup to usher in the summer. Ingredients: (4 servings) 1 large hothouse cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped 2 cups honeydew pieces, peeled, seeded and cubed 8 oz. (227 gr.) Greek strained yoghurt ¼ cup fresh mint leaves 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice Salt and ...
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Flavourful Tomato Saganaki With Formaela cheese
Konstantinos Votsalas suggests a three-ingredient, low-carb, fresh and light salad to usher in the end of lockdown. Ingredients: (1 serving) 2 tomatoes, peeled 1 oz. (90 gr.) formaela cheese, cut into 3 slices 2 tbsp. extra-virgin Greek olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste A few small sprigs o...
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Greek Chefs Show They Care
With most restaurants closed, celebrated Greek gastronomy chefs are taking to the kitchen to prepare meals for frontline medical workers. Elena Panayides reports on how these gourmet meals, served with a generous side portion of TLC (tender loving care) are reminders of our connectivity, even in isolation. [gallery link="file...
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The Trip to Greece: An escapist fantasy
A timely promotional tool for Greece, The Trip To Greece promises plenty of mouth-watering Mediterranean meals – with a side helping of ancient ruins and stunning seascapes. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite to follow in Odysseus’ footsteps in director Michael Winterbottom’s culinary and comedic travelogue series, The Trip to Greece. ...
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Order your Easter feast from home!
You want the trappings of Easter minus the long hours slaving over a barbecue? Athens Insider has the answer to your Easter prayers for a festive Paschal meal, delivered to your doorstep. Lots of wine, an orgy of succulent spit-roast lamb and kokoretsi, an egg-cracking competition and much merriment – a lot of reasons why we l...
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Greek Regional Easter Recipes by Diane Kochilas
Acclaimed chef, cookbook author, TV host and passionate culinary ambassador Diane Kochilas dons her apron to create Easter delicious recipes and an Easter menu. Cretan Braised Lamb & Greens with Egg-Lemon Sauce - Arni Fricasse This dish is made all over Greece, but this particular version, the original of which calls for a ...
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Insider Weekly Newsletter – CULTURE LOADING!
The new FOMO of our isolation age is Fear of Not Doing Enough! It’s almost as if we’re expected to pack every minute of our confinement with more information, more entertainment. Cultural venues, chefs, concert halls, Greece’s Tourism Ministry (Insider too!) have all scrambled to create more content to keep us ‘engaged’. How transporting ...
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