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Prospero’s Kitchen: The Odyssey Of A Cookbook
“It all began on a tennis court in the late 80s. I was co-editing a magazine for a Greek hotel chain and, since we were writing most of the articles ourselves under pseudonyms,…
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Easter On Andros, The Louis Version
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “Meanwhile, before sunset, the men take down the beast and lay it on plastic sheets on top of our big marble table. They…
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Traveling With Angels—A Visit To Northern Evia, Part I
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “Thus, with angels squeezed in amongst our rucksacks and climbing boots, we drove off. It took a while to leave the clutches of…
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Sweet & Sour—All About Lemons
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “Lemons as more than something to squeeze onto fish didn’t really enter my consciousness until I went to Greece. I had never even…
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Opera in a Time of Crisis: Alexander Rocks in Thessaloniki
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “I think that without ‘The Crisis’ Alexander would never have made it to the stage. The singers, who have such wonderful voices, and…
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Reinspiring Greece: Helping Young Greeks Help Themselves
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “The Mediterranean Diet, rich in vegetable fats from extra virgin olive oil, leads to a longer, healthier life than a strict low-fat regime…
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The Uncertainty Principle
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “It’s this uncertainty that’s demolishing us. If we knew what the year was going to cost, we could perhaps cope, but it’s only…
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The Country Cooking of Greece, By Diane Kochilas: A Review
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “Ever since her first book, The Food and Wine of Greece, came out in 1993, Diane Kochilas has explored the various threads of…
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A Halcyon Day in Elefsina
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “The site of The Mysteries, one of the holiest in the Ancient World, was not on any but the most scholarly tourist’s list…
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“Boroume” Revisited: Food Aid Soars in Athens, Greece
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “Amidst the many tales of generosity, one in particular stands out. I had seen the announcement on Facebook (where Boroume has 7,500 followers):…