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Take a dip into the fun side of snacking
Summer is fast approaching and, as any Greek foodie knows, there is no better social gathering for the season than the ones sharing food with friends and family. Whether you …
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Greek research breakthrough: Mediterranean diet impact on childhood asthma
Recent findings on the positive impact of the Mediterranean diet – and particularly oily fish – on childhood asthma treatment might not be enough to convince picky eaters to change …
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The story of TV icon Adriana Xenides, narrated in musical form
Eight years after her death, not many people remember Adriana Xenides and fewer still see her as an icon. As for how many think of her as a bigger than …
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Kalamaki: Bringing Athenian vibes to Windsor
When you think of Warragul, a country town located in Gippsland Victoria, Athens is one of the last things that comes to mind. Well, at least that was the case …
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Theo Angelopoulos’ ‘Landscape in the Mist’ makes top-100 list
BBC Culture issued a list of the ‘100 greatest foreign language films’ and Landscape in the Mist ranks in the final place. Made by late Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, the 1988 road …
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Inspired by Homer, Dimitris Papaioannou’s ‘The Great Tamer’ heads to Australia
On the tube travelling on the northern line to Sadler’s Wells, I grab a copy of the Evening Standard and spot a review full of praise for the opening night …
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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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The concept of home through the eyes of a child of Greek migrants
“Photography has always been it for me,” says Anna Kiparis, who discovered her passion for the medium at the age of 15. The child of Greek migrants, she was raised …
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George Zangalis’ Ode to his Mother, a touching bilingual memoir
Here is an unimaginable scenario: At the end of the horrific civil war in Greece in the 1940s, the Zangalis family in the village of Drymades, in North Epirus, is …