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The Woman who Revolutionized Greek Cuisine in London Ready for Next Step

Chistina Mouratoglou is currently Greece's culinary ambassador in the UK with "Mazi", the popular and distinctive restaurant in Notting Hill, London. Now, the Thessaloniki woman and her husband and co-owner Adrien Carré have published the book Mazi: Modern Greek...

Traditional Greek Cuisine in Amsterdam

The Greek restaurant "Nostimo" in Amsterdam organized a dinner to promote the institution "Mount Athos Area Kouzina" of the "Mount Athos Area Organization." The dinner, which excited the Dutch, was inspired by the culinary tradition of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki,...

Greek Cuisine isn’t Just Mousaka and Feta

Chistina Mouratoglou is one of the many "ambassadors" of Greek gastronomy abroad. She and her husband have a restaurant with Greek cuisine in Notting Hill, in London. The young woman from Thessaloniki, studied Communication in Edinburgh. Her next move after completing...

Greek Cuisine Shows Off In Holland

Cuisine from the island of Mykonos, as well as from Halkidiki was featured at a cooking event in Utrecht, Netherlands. As a part of the Dutch Tourism Fair Vakantiebeurs the Mount Athos region presented its traditional food event held...

Lufthansa Includes Greek Cuisine in its Menu

Lufthansa passengers from Greece to Germany will enjoy over the next few months menu items from the Greek cuisine. Business and Economy Class passengers, departing from Athens Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” will be able to get a taste of Greece, as...

“Greek Mediterranean Cuisine” Accomplishments in Europe

The Hellenic Chefs' Club will open a branch in Germany, with its headquarters in the offices of the German-Greek Business Association (DHW) in Cologne, under an agreement signed with the German Hotels and Restaurants Association (DEHOGA) for the establishment...

How to Prepare the Ancient Greek Sauce Garum at Home

Today's recipe for garum sauce takes us back many centuries into the past to one of the most appreciated and widely used culinary preparations of the ancients. This is the ninth in Giorgio Pintzas Monzani's series about the foods...

The European Program that helps Greek Rice

Rice was not always a part of everyday European cuisines. It was Alexander the Great and globalization that allowed this staple to cross borders. In fact, rice might even be seen as "Alexander's greatest gift to Western civilization." Due to lack...

Ancient Mask of Greek God Dionysus Found in Western Turkey

An extremely expressive terracotta mask, thought to represent the Greek god Dionysus, was recently unearthed during excavations of the ancient Greek city of Daskyleion in Western Turkey. The newly-discovered treasure, which appears to represent a rather tipsy god, was located...

The Food Artist Whose Viral Recipe Caused Shortage of Greek Feta Cheese

The Finnish food artist behind the mouthwatering baked feta pasta recipe that has gone viral on social media worldwide.

“Divine” Greek Chef is Taking Masterchef UK 2019 by Storm

Irini Tzortzoglou, a 61-year old Greek woman living in the UK, has made it to the finals of the fifteenth season of "Masterchef UK," the world-famous cooking television show produced by BBC One. Tzortzoglou was born in Heraklion, Crete, but in...

UN to Honor the Ionian Islands’ Cuisine in Vienna

The United Nations announced on Friday that its employees at the Vienna offices will have the chance to taste recipes from the cuisine of the Ionian islands for a week starting Monday, February 11. Traditional recipes from the islands, also...

Greeks and Cypriots Living in a Post-Brexit Britain

Growing up in the northern suburbs of London, you realize quickly that the Greek-British in London have a firm position as a recognized and ever-growing community within the United Kingdom, and particularly in the London area. A considerable number of...

5 Greek Restaurants that Conquered London

The Financial crisis that hit Greece has left its scars on the economy and people of the country. These harsh conditions of the past 8 years though, weren't able to stop Greeks from succeeding. The following examples are just...

The 10 Best Greek Restaurants in London

There is still a long way to go before we start packing for a sunny Greek island but this should not be a reason not to taste some authentic Greek food. London is home to some great Greek restaurants....