... 15  I will be pouring once again for the Ladies of Philoptohos at the 2nd Greek Wine and Food tasting event from 3:00 ... .  Just the food alone is a reason to come! In case you are wondering, no I am not Greek.  However, my mother-in-law is from Athens, but that is not how I got involved with ... 'll have a complete report next week on the wines I tasted.  2009 Greek Wine Tasting

... , including toast Some excellent suggestions for some regional Greek wines From a Greek study: Mom was right – eating fast makes ... fat A review of Kellari Taverna in Washington DC a Greek wine review, Domaine Spiropoulos, Mantinia 2007 Recipe ... © 2007-2009 Peter Minakis Related posts:Greek Food Gazette 05/01/09 A ... be full pre-lunch patio on Toronto’s...Greek Food Gazette 05/15/09 Looking ...

... pealed for the next events including a French fine wine event in February. So here are some highlights (not by any stretch of the imagination ... , violet and dark coffee taste, this is a seriously intense wine. Fantastic (you can tell my taste buds are now at deaths door) ... bodied wines showing the kind of progress that some in the Greek wine industry are making. This seems to be one of the rising ...

... and a trip to Astoria later, I returned home to find that Greek ingredients can be found in almost any supermarket. Fresh vegetables, decent ... -their-prime slices of green peppers. This version of Greek Salad is a chopped salad, all of the components are cut into ... large bowl, combine all of the remaining ingredients except the Red Wine Vinaigrette, feta, and pepperoncini. Toss. 3. Drizzle ...

... blog space to food. A decent amount of that space is given over to food or wine-related events - food strolls, ... , hands you your menu - with handy descriptions and pronunciations of the Greek dishes - and points you in the correct direction. The festival is ... first dinner, I went with one of my personal favorites, the pastitso (otherwise known as Greek lasagana). Side salad with pita Pastitso with ...

... an anesthetic, and at regular doses it was lethal. Symposia and Spiked Wine The Greeks and Romans favored method of drug administration was to mix them ... a vinous liquid. Unguents, spices, and herbs, all with recognized psychotropic properties, could be added to the wine. (pp. 176-177) This gives an entirely different purview of the Greek symposia. At these “riotous drinking parties” ...