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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):…
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Christmas In Athens, An Ancient Greek Remembers
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “These are the reminiscences of my husband Harilaos, known to some of you as Joy of the People, a rough translation of his…
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Remembering Rapallo—A Year In The Life
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “It was May 1971 and I was sitting on the sofa in the darkened living room of the Bacigalupo family in central Rapallo,…
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Thanksgiving Reconsidered
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “It’s the end of November and we haven’t even thought of turning on the central heating. With the lilacs blooming down the street,…
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Olive Picking Season on Andros
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “For anyone living in the butter zone, this enslavement to the olive must be difficult to understand. But those of us with our…
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Everything’s Coming Up Mushrooms—In Evia, Greece
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “When we got to the cultivation ‘hangars,’ perhaps a kilometer away, the aroma of mushrooms in the air outside was more than tempting—and…
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Gone To Beach, Rabbit On Back Burner
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis “They came for a lightning visit, four nights and three days, all the way from Paris. We had basked in their hospitality so…
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From Andros To Folegandros: A Journey Back In Time
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge by Diana Farr Louis “The journey I’m about to describe took place a few years ago, but it could well have happened four or five decades ago.…