Following months of tasting and testing, we finished reviewing over 100 products from this year’s sold-out Summer Fancy Food Show and have narrowed down our choices to the best of the best to share with you, including Sofi Award winners.   The following 30 curated finds will help you create a gorgeous charcuterie and/or dessert board and beverage station for you and your guests to enjoy throughout this holiday season. Arrange little bowls of olives, gherkins, fruit, and nuts to enhance your board, visually and tastefully.   For gift ideas, see last week’s post Mediterranean Food Gif ..read more

Following months of tasting and testing, we finally finished reviewing over 100 products from this year’s sold-out Summer Fancy Food Show and have narrowed down our choices to the best of the best to share with you, including Sofi Award winners.   The following 12 (as in the 12 Days of Christmas) curated finds will be featured here in two installments starting with Mediterranean Food Gifts (including pantry staples) and will be followed by Mediterranean Charcuterie & Beverages for entertaining. Our picks come from Greece, Italy, France, Ibiza, and Morocco, along with a couple in ..read more

Tomatoes are a favorite in Greece, and not just in Greek salad. This is the perfect time to also enjoy the bountiful harvest in our homemade pasta sauce over Karpathian makarounes. For summer ease, we roasted farm-fresh tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and cheese in one pan, and the extraordinary aroma coming from the oven will fill your kitchen with the promise of an amazing meal about to be served! Our made-from-scratch makarounes pasta recipe follows with do-ahead instructions.   The recipe below links to a how-to video on our YouTube cooking series, Flippin’ Greek! ™, to show you how we do it ..read more

The fabulous Greek/Mediterranean foods featured at the Fancy Food Show made such an impression that we’re taking a month to share all the different categories. Whether you’re craving anything from a meze to a libation you’ll find the latest and our most impressive finds right here in this series, continuing with our third installment, beverages (alcoholic and non) and desserts (chocolate almonds and ice cream varieties). The items listed below embody Greece’s iconic flavors, with a dairy-free milk that is the perfect replacement for the cow version in Greek recipes. Shopping and recipe links i ..read more

The fabulous Greek/Mediterranean foods featured at the Fancy Food Show made such an impression that we’re taking a month to share all the different categories. Whether you’re craving anything from a meze to a libation you’ll find the latest and our most impressive finds right here in this series, starting with meze/appetizers—think savory dolmadakia (stuffed grape leaves), zesty za’atar snacks, crunchy almonds, and home-style croutons. Most of the items listed below are either produced in Greece or embody the homeland’s iconic flavors. Shopping and recipe links included! ​PALIRRIA DOLMA Produc ..read more

Find Your Kefi ! This week’s Karpathos destination is the eateries of this inimitable island. We’re going to take you to the best tavernas and restaurants in Karpathos where the foods we talked about last week leap off the menus, and the hosts make you feel right at home. When it comes to eating out, Karpathos is all about scrumptious meals and wholehearted hospitality! If you’re wondering what the difference is between a taverna and a restaurant, here’s the bottom line: A taverna is basically a casual eatery with a well-stocked bar that serves ouzo, Metaxa, etc., and has live music (usually ..read more

Karpathos (Κάρπαθος)~A Gem in the Aegean! Summer begs for an island getaway, so this week we're taking a little break from food and celebrating the many ways Karpathos can "wet" your appetite. Our virtual guide will take you there and will give you a sneak peak into the best-kept secret in the Aegean.  Kukla’s Kouzina was born in Karpathos, so come visit with us and find out about the inspiration that makes our style of cooking so unique and delicious! One of the few unspoiled isles in the Aegean and a utopia of culinary delights, Karpathos—the second largest island of the Dodecanese c ..read more

Sip and Savor Like a Greek! ​From its northern regions to its southern islands, Greece has been producing wine for thousands of years, so they know what they're doing. Each wine-producing area throughout the country is diverse when it comes to prime winemaking soil and microclimate. The fresh Aegean breezes, warm sun and rich volcanic soil of Santorini…the mountain-lake terrain of Velvento with its clay sand, argillaceous clay and limestone…Drama’s dry climate and alkaline clay…the low-plain region of Attica with its gentle winds, low humidity, non-existent frosts, and the brightest sunlight ..read more

From Grape to Glass ​From its northern regions to its southern islands, Greece has been producing wine for thousands of years, and the result is literally the delicious fruits of their labor. Each wine-producing area throughout the country is diverse when it comes to prime winemaking soil and microclimate. The fresh Aegean breezes, warm sun and rich volcanic soil of Santorini…the mountain-lake terrain of Velvento with its clay sand, argillaceous clay and limestone…Drama’s dry climate and alkaline clay…the low-plain region of Attica with its gentle winds, low humidity, non-existent frosts, and ..read more

Eat and Drink Like A Greek~OPA! For decades wine culture as been oversaturated with French and Italian wines so it’s high time Greece took its well-deserved place among these titans. ​We live in a time where attention spans are short and everyone’s always looking for the next best thing. ​This time Greek wine actually IS the next—best—thing! ​Greek wine is exploding for good reason. From its northern regions to its southern islands, Greece has been producing wine for thousands of years, so they know what they're doing. Each wine-producing area throughout the country is diverse w ..read more