September 11th, 2009 by David Mutlow
Babis Lekkas sells his Olive Oil from a small warehouse on the waterfront in Gaios (The small capital of Paxos) by the litre.
His warehouse is an unassuming building that looks more like a traditional Greek Cottage, its white walls and round traditional tiles look a little out of place next to the other waterfront properties.
Babis [...]
May 12th, 2009 by David Mutlow
I’d been looking for Mediterranean ‘Fair Trade’ products for some time but could not find any that originated in Greece. However I came across a new UK based ‘Ethical Superstore’ that market ‘Fair Trade’ products from Palestine.
Zaytoun’s Fairtrade, organic olive oil is a unique product able to compete with the best oils from all over the [...]
March 26th, 2009 by David Mutlow
There’s a bee in my oily mousaka! It’s not moving. It just slid off onto the plate in its own pool of Olive Oil. I ought to complain, but after a week in this undiscovered backwater of Corfu I had become used to the enterprising antics on Myrtiotissa beach. With characteristic gusto Yannis solves my [...]