…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 […]
…I was living near Athens and my son was running in the Boston marathon. Since I couldn’t be there to cheer him on, I thought I’d be with him in spirit by taking a trip to Marathonas – the place that gave marathon races their name. Later thoughts of the Athenian victory at the Battle […]
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