Kalofagas - Greek Food & Beyond

Penne All’Arrabiata

Peter Minakis — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:28 +0000

There’s one week left until the Greek-Orthodox Lent commences. This is the third and final week of Carnival, the final farewell before a fast up until Greek Easter (April 4th). This week is called Tyrini, where meat is dropped from the diet but cheeses, dairy products and eggs are allowed. Shellfish is still allowed. In Greece, [...] Related posts:

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Alexandros “World Famous Gyros”

Peter Minakis — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:05:57 +0000

I’m going to crank-up the frequency of my “Talk Toronto” posts on my blog. These posts will be primarily related to food, leisure or anything else I feel worthy about sharing when it comes to Toronto. What a better place to start than with some Greek food. Greek fast food. One of my favourite quick [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Greek Food Gazette 05/02/2010

Peter Minakis — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:12:49 +0000

Sophia’s hobby of crocheting hats has turned into a budding home business. She’s now accepting orders for these hand-knitted Greek-flag toques (I already have one) All the info you need, including an application, is available on one page for those interested in joining my Culinary Tour of Greece, set for Sept.15th of this year Divers pull up [...] Related posts:

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Chicken Wings tou Kalofaga (Φτερούγες του καλοφαγά)

Peter Minakis — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:14:50 +0000

In Greece, festivities are well under way. It’s Carnival time in Greece and one of the biggest days is centered around grilled meats. The period of Carnival in Greece is called “Apokries” and today marks “Tsiknopempti”. Tsiknopempti is a compound word that describes the smell of grilled meats and Thursday: “Tsikno-pempti”. Tavernas will have lit up [...] Related posts:

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Portokalopita (Πορτοκαλόπιτα)

Peter Minakis — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:07:53 +0000

From the photo, can you guess what a Portokalopita is? Portokalopita is an Greek compound word translated into “orange pie”. The first time I ever saw this dish was recently at my friend Maria’s blog, “Kali Orexi”. I have never before heard of this dessert, I have never ever eaten a Portokalopita. I was awestruck by [...] Related posts:

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