Food & Drink
Food & Drink | Sep 2021
Tom Hall’s pursuit of the finer things in life brought him to the land that gave the world hedonism and still delivers on that early promise. In his quest to find contentment in the kitchens, bars and restaurants of Athens, he seeks a way into Greek wine via some of his French favourites and takes you on the journey with him.
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Food & Drink | Sep 2021
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It has been a challenging year for the restaurant industry but you can always count on Athens restaurateurs to feed this city’s insatiable appetite for life. Killer views, vegan temples, French flair, Iberian shared plates, Cretan cuisine, Scandi-minimalism, meaty outposts - this year has been a great one for new, exciting and innovative ...
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City Life | Jun 2021
Raised on the knee of an adventurous cook in rural Devon, Tom Hall developed a taste for the finer things in life. Cursed with a sultan’s palate and a student’s wallet he began studying historic gastronomy before realising that if he wanted to eat well, he’d have to make it himself. Various cooking, eating and drinking engagements later, ...
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Food & Drink | May 2021
Chef Luca Piscazzi’s witty, playful menu at Pelagos, Four Seasons Astir’s much-awaited seafood restaurant, is a Michelin shoe-in, Sudha Nair-Iliades predicts. With evocative culinary displays that tease and provoke your palate into new territory, the young Italian chef sets the creative tone that currently defines Athens’ smart dining sce...
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Culture | Apr 2021
Haven’t shopped for Easter gifts yet? We’ve got you covered! This Easter might be a muted affair but that shouldn’t stop you from adding some colour and cheer to your table. Go through our curated finds and Greek Easter gift ideas to pamper your best friends, family, guests, hostesses, and colleagues with gifts that they'll actually put t...
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Food & Drink | Apr 2021
Star chef, cookbook author. TV host and passionate culinary ambassador Diane Kochilas has crossed the Aegean to bring you two deliciously meaty regional recipes to bless your table this Easter Sunday.
Cretan Braised Lamb & Greens with Egg-Lemon Sauce - Arni Fricasse
This dish is made all over Greece, but this particular v...
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Food & Drink | Apr 2021
Food is – and always will be – an emotional affair. That’s why we’re all over these delectable Greek foodie hampers from A Magic Cabinet, with clever themes that capture all the right feels. This Easter, choose from “I feel like breakfast in bed”; “I feel like a Greek Islander”; “I Feel Like Eating Pasta All Day” – and at least a dozen mo...
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Food & Drink | Feb 2021
Hands up who’s in serious need of some next-level spoiling right now. That would be all of us. Cosy up with your beloved this wintry weekend over a champagne-fuelled gourmet feast, a decadent morning after brunch - or a seductive Valentine’s Day mystery box, guaranteed to rekindle those flames.
1. Evening-before dinner and Morni...
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City Life | Feb 2021
Do you know your Sambousak from your Sfoungato? Take a taste safari through the fragrant Mediterranean flavours of the Sephardic Jews – and enjoy a window into the culture of the local Jewish community – at Athens’ sole kosher restaurant, Gostijo.
For French-born Nehama and New York-bred Mendel, Gostijo was the culmination...
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Food & Drink | Jan 2021
Food and drink nursed so many of us through the endless endurance test that was 2020. But as our first anniversary of living with covid looms, how might our food fixations evolve over the coming year? From zero waste menus and cannabis cocktails to ingenious meat substitutes and robot servers, here are our hot predictions on what we’ll be...
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Food & Drink | Jan 2021
Want to elevate your festive feast to a Michelin-worthy affair this year? Michelin-awarded chef Arnaud Bignon shares some simple creative hacks for dishing up a meal to remember, whatever your budget.
A self-confessed chocolate lover, who dreams of ‘two straight nights of uninterrupted sleep,’ award-winning chef Arnaud Bignon lay ...
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Food & Drink | Dec 2020
How to enhance your festive menu and balance the abundance of different tastes, textures and flavours without letting the wine underwhelm or outshine the meal? Panagiotis Fragkos, brand ambassador and co-owner of Vibo wine bistrot and bar and Amanda Kondinou, Sommelier, provide their sug...
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