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An Eagle, Three Hares & A Sea Turtle: Reflections On The Summer
“This summer was a time of savoring the familiar, of knowing our corner of Andros so well I can tell instantly when something extraordinary has been added. Like the goat’s skull placed like…
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Sea Urchin Season
“Foraging for sea urchins is a serious business, requiring special equipment: besides mask, snorkel, and flippers, one needs a net bag or basket for collecting them and a coupe-oursins. This item, invented by…
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Tomato
“Sometimes it seems as though I’m a summer slave to the pomodoro—so christened by the Italians because the first tomatoes to hit their shores were as yellow as gold but resembled apples. I…
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Meals That Linger In The Memory
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “So what constitutes a memorable meal? Note that I didn’t say perfect. Is it the gastronomy, the skillful marriage of the finest…
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Gardens & Gastronomy in The Land of the Centaurs
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “So many years had passed since I’d been to Pelion I’d forgotten how truly magical and mythical it is. Although all of Greece…
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Balkan Miniature in the Zurich Airport
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “Just when I think of releasing the brake and continuing on my own, my minder reappears with a woman who looks left over…
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Oreanthi: Greek Herbal Teas For The Soul
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge “Occasionally, though, doom and gloom act as a gadfly, spurring people into action, into doing something positive to right the balance. The Oreanthi Herbal Tea Collection partnership…
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A Passion for Gastronomy in Provence
“This was the second column I contributed to Weekly Hubris, and I reprint it here with photos and a recipe in celebration of what is almost the fourth anniversary of our online magazine.…
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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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Sniffing at The Hem of Luxury: The Costa Navarino at Pylos
Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “When at last my number came up, my magic card-key opened the door with a presto gismo, and I entered a suite almost…