Food & Drink
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Greek cheeses and how to pair them
France is internationally famous for its cheese culture and its different varieties of the addictive dairy product, however, Greece has an equally interesting selection of cheese that not many outside …
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The rise of Assyrtiko on the Greek islands
Santorini and Assyrtiko are verses which are often sung about Greek wine, both within and outside Greece. However, Eric Asimov, the respected wine journalist, recently wrote in The New York …
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Halloumi Festival: The Cypriot feast everyone in Melbourne will be talking about
The Mediterranean island that gave birth to mythology’s most beautiful woman is equally famous for its delightful cuisine, with one staple delicacy having gained more fame than Aphrodite herself over …
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Get your Greek on at Oakleigh Glendi 2018
Now in it’s sixth year, Oakleigh Glendi is expected to attract well over 20,000 people at Warrawee Park over the weekend of 3 and 4 November, to celebrate cultural diversity …
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A Greek coffee a day keeps old age away
Researchers found that Greek coffee is the richest in polyphenols, helping arterial circulation and therefore reducing the risk of heart disease without making a coffee drinker as edgy as other …
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Ten + 1 traditional Greek delicacies you need to try or stir away from
When travelling to Greece, a non-Greek is usually advised to try certain staple Hellenic cuisine dishes like moussaka, dolmadakia, souvlaki, gemista, giouvetsi, stuffed calamari and so on, and compare the …
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Rising from the ashes, the Greek restaurant that’s a home away from home, but better
It was just days before Mother’s Day, Spitiko’s busiest day of the year, that the South Melbourne institution was engulfed in flames, causing severe damage to the front kitchen and …
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Melbourne cafes now selling the most expensive coffee in the world at $150 a cup
Melbourne is synonymous with good coffee, but how much money are consumers willing to part with for their morning cuppa? How does $150.00 sound? Yes you read right. According to …
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New ‘Greek Mark’ of labeling for olives and olive oil
New legislation in Greece that was introduced back in August enables a quality mark that will distinguish Greek olive products in foreign markets. The mark is awarded by the Elgo-Dimitra …
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Birdman dives into Athens and gets personal
On recently opening a sleek new Japanese pub in the burgeoning multicultural foodie neighbourhood just below Syntagma Square, Athens butcher and chef Aris Vezene told Neos Kosmos that the motivation …