With the harmonious combination of tiny pieces and materials, a Greek artist has been creating aesthetically pleasing miniature worlds enclosed in small boxes, frames, and watch cases. From an early age, Gregory Grozos had a natural inclination for the arts, as his father was a graphic designer who also liked to paint in his free…
‘Art Can Affect People’: Greek Artist’s Miniature Worlds Inspire Beauty and Kindness
Small Plane Crashes Off the Greek Island of Samos, Two Dead
ATHENS—Two people were killed on Monday when a light aircraft crashed into the sea close to the Greek island of Samos, Greek authorities said. The small private aircraft, that was flying from Israel to the Greek island with two persons on board, crashed close to the island’s airport. “We recovered two bodies from the spot,”…
Greek Health Care Workers Protest Against Mandatory Vaccines
ATHENS, Greece—Workers at public hospitals in Greece held a five-hour work stoppage Thursday to protest a government decision making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all health care workers in the public and private sector. About 300 hospital workers rallied outside the health ministry in Athens to protest the measure, which goes into effect on Sept….
Yiayia Anastasia’s Greek Marinated Sea Bream, Greek Salad, and Garlic Dip (Skordalia)
“We eat the best food here and that’s why we’re all still fighting fit. It’s why I’m still on my knees picking olives every November. The fish here is the best, fresh from the sea. It’s caught in the morning then it’s on my plate by the afternoon. That’s real food that will keep you…
Search Continues Off Greek Island for Missing Migrants
ATHENS, Greece—Greek authorities say a search and rescue operation is continuing off the coast of the southern island of Crete for several people believed missing a day after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank in high winds. Greece’s coast guard said three vessels were involved Friday in the search and rescue operation southeast of…
This Classic Dish Will Take You on a ‘Trip’ Through Greece
I remember the first time I ever tasted this classic Greek dish. I was traveling through Greece and landed on the island of Corfu. I met other American students there and we sat down in the town square for dinner. I ordered this dish that was redolent with Greek ouzo and had crumbled, melted Greek…
A Chef’s Love Letter to Crete
Author and poet Mary Ann Evens, under the pen name George Eliot, once wrote, “We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” For chef and cookbook author Marianna Leivaditaki, the love she developed for the food of her culture as a child set the stage for…
Cretan Summer Salad With Fresh Cheese and Traditional Rusks
A Cretan salad is in fact very similar to the well-known Greek salad, but has mizithra—traditional goat cheese–or goat curds instead of feta, as well as broken Cretan barley rusks (paksimadia). Sometimes you may also find capers or caper leaves, purslane, and even a few leaves of basil. For me, this is one of the…
Zucchini and Feta Fritters
In the summer months in our restaurant, we used to grate about 24 pounds of zucchini every evening for these. It was incredible how many of them would be ordered. We used just feta in the original recipe but the addition of some hard cheese only makes them better. They are a perfect snack after…
Fried Anchovies With Potatoes, Chopped Herbs, and Lemon Mayonnaise
When the moon is big and bright and my dad goes out fishing for larger fish, he uses whole anchovies as bait. (The size of the moon determines which fish you go for and what time of night you set off.) He travels further to find the big fish in the deeper waters that are…
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