Most Greek households worldwide have a “Tselemente”, the most popular Greek cookbook named after famous…
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Pastitso is a classic and traditional Greek dish, full of richly flavoured meat, pasta and béchamel…
Today marks the end of “Tyrini” the week where Greeks worldwide enjoyed loads of cheese…
Today marks the end of “Tyrini” the week where Greeks worldwide enjoyed loads of cheese…
We have all eaten many plates of pastitso in our lives, but none have tasted…
Today marks the end of “Tyrini” the week where Greeks worldwide enjoyed loads of cheese…
The word "tselemente" draws its associations from Nikolaos Tselementes, considered the most influential chef in Greek history. Born in 1878 on the island of Sifnos, Tselementes later studied cooking in Vienna and worked in the U.S. before returning to Greece. In 1932, he published Odigos Mageirikis, the first complete cookbook in Greece, where recipes—up until that point—had typically been handed down orally. The book was a commercial bonanza, so much so that Odigos Mageirikis had 15 official reprints in the decades following.
If you are in the Brooklyn area of NY and craving some Greek cooking that…
Pastitso is a classic and traditional Greek dish, full of richly flavoured meat, pasta and béchamel…