Men and women in traditional Cretan dress greet us with smiling eyes. The men hand out small glasses of fiery raki. But we are not on Crete, island of the Minoans in the Mediterranean. We are next to the river Thames, in Battersea, London, being welcomed to a traditional Cretan lunch at the hotel Rafayel […]
All the fish are small, but some are much tinier than others. These two look very affectionate. The bigger fish, a black band at the end of its tail fin, nuzzles the other, nose to nose, in what seems to be a friendly kiss. It turns out to be the kiss of death. As if […]
“The most luxurious thing we have here is nature”, says Tassos Gourgouras, welcoming our group to Milia (www.milia.gr/english.html). This restored mountain settlement is an international eco-tourism award-winner. Once derelict, these traditional stone farmhouses near the village of Vlatos in western Crete, are now comfortable, rustic eco-apartments, decorated with local furniture and powered by solar energy. All […]
Pistachios have a soft, yellow protective skin with a deep pink blush when freshly picked. Inside, the nuts are soft and tender. Walking in the September sunshine with a group of friends towards the Lions Square, in Heraklion (www.heraklion.gr/en), we stop at a fruit stall. Also on display, here on market street, are fresh green […]
I had dinner with a Minoan Princess, in Crete, one summer night a few weeks ago. I know this, because of one of the treasures that I saw when some friends and I visited the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. (http://www.interkriti.org/museums/hermus.htm) The treasures were from Crete’s ancient Minoan civilisation. Something that particularly caught my eye there, […]
…It was a case of love at the very first taste, one warm spring evening in Athens, a few years ago. The Greeks make this dish, Gigantes Plaki, with huge white beans called fassolia gigantes. If they are impossible to get hold of, buy the largest butter beans you can find. It is not difficult […]
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