Food & Drink
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A taste of Cyprus
There’s a new Cypriot gem in town, a gem on wheels, taking over Melbourne’s north west. Taste of Cyprus is only one month old, yet it has managed to attract …
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Sydney’s favourite souvlaki joint comes to Melbourne
If you thought the humble souvlaki’s time in the spotlight in Australia’s food scene was done and dusted, you were wrong. Over the past few years, Melburnians have been spoilt …
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Greek researchers find way to turn superfoods into powder with nutritional value in tact
It is now possible to convert superfoods, including honey into powder without destroying their nutritional value thanks to a team of Greek researchers. At the Technical University of Thessaly they …
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Celebrating Pascha and regional Greek food at Alpha
Since opening its doors in 2013, Alpha Restaurant, owned and operated as part of the Hellenic Club in Sydney’s CBD, has carried the flame for innovative Greek cuisine and culture …
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Katoomba’s Paragon Cafe farewell
The iconic Greek cafe celebrated its centenary in 2016. Over most of that time, the Simos family had established, developed and operated the Paragon. True to its name, this food …
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Australia’s first Greek vegan bakery
Many great things have come to be born out of adversity, and Pavlos Katsivardas and his family can attest to this. He and his wife decided to move to Australia …
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‘Liquid gold’ in a bottle
For sisters Joanne (Jo) and Marina Nikoloulea, creating Australia’s first honey water goes beyond filling a gap in the market. Perhaps what stands out more in their business venture is …
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Melbourne bar turns into Greek taverna for one night only
Chefs Matt Germanchis and Matt McConnell have teamed up to host an end of summer party, with a delicious Greek feast accompanied by Greek wine on Little Collins Street.
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Tracing the origins of the famed Greek Mediterranean diet
As part of the Greek Festival of Sydney, Dr Alfred Vincent will give a fascinating lecture on food and drink in early modern Greece, tracing the origins of the Mediterranean diet.
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‘Sympossio’ program establishing Greece on the world gastronomy map
In its 9th consecutive year, the major culinary event travels around Europe to promote Peloponnesian flavours.