Into its third generation of producing handmade feta, the Kostarelou Tyrokomeio has succeeded in mixing modern business practices with time-honoured cheese-making techniques
When you think of traditionally made feta, the mind conjures images of an old stone cheese factory where the cheesemaker patiently churns the milk from his own flock.
Well, no more than a 20-minute drive from the outskirts of Athens you’ll find exactly that. The Tyrokomeio (Cheese Factory) Kostarelou, housed in a picturesque stone building with a large hearth emanating warmth, invites you to taste the artisan cheeses made by the Kostarelos family, (...)
Topping a shortlist of ten, Cine Thiseio is described as having a "majestic view" that is unrivalled by any of the multiple roofless cinemas that operate in Athens during the summer months
London-based innovator Solon Sasson went from scaling corporate heights to enhancing physical spaces with digital-information layers. Unfortunately, he had to leave Greece to do it
by Helen Iatrou Published 19 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13483
A short distance from the Keratsini wholesale fish market, the unpretentious southwestern Athens district of Tzitzifies may be known for its fish tavernas, but that doesn’t mean the good ones are easy to find. Which is why I was excited when close friends suggested a visit to one of their favourite seafood eateries, located in this area
Gigantes fournou is the winter answer to ladera, the Greek dishes dictated by whatever vegetable is in season, stewed in olive oil. Like summer’s ladera, these Greek-baked beans must be eaten with wedges of feta and crusty bread
Celebrating 70 years of Greek-Canadian relations, Tony Hunt - hereditary chief of the Kwakwaka’wakw tribe and one of the most accomplished indigenous woodcarvers in the world - is reunited with an old friend: a 50-year-old totem pole!
Five years ago, five creative minds were having lunch at a busy downtown spot when it suddenly hit them: they would inaugurate an annual weekend tour of their design studios. They could sure talk the walk, but could they walk the talk?
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