Greek Cuisine News

With all the best plans to get everything done ahead, time does slip by, and it's already just a week and two days before roasting the big bird.

It has become a holiday tradition for the folks at the Glenwood Springs Post Independent to share some of their favorite recipes during the holiday season.

On your mark, get set, e-mail Donna Tanner at donnat@kentrathbun.com. Hear her roar: a oeBelow is the schedule for the first six months of the 2010.

THE RECENTLY OPENED Kellari Taverna , located in the space previously occupied by Restaurant K, is like stepping out of D.C. and into a bustling European restaurant.

I can't recall what was. Suddenly, an hour before our planned departure, I craved pizza.

The Christmas season is under way across the Coast with plenty of music, parades, plays and more this weekend and in the weeks to come, not the least of which is tonight's Christmas in the Pass and Saturday's Christmas on the Water Boat Parade in Biloxi.

The meatpacking district is going to be a little more friendly this weekend as a vodka company gives out free food, water and rides to the fabulous drunks spilling out of clubs like Tenjune and APT.

Maybe after you put away the Thanksgiving leftovers, brushed your teeth and went to bed, you woke up a few hours later and made yourself the first of the weekend's turkey sandwiches.

Michael Psilakis points out that the Mediterranean diet was born in Crete, where his father grew up, not in Italy.

Two-fer: something that satisfies two criteria or needs simultaneously. I'm all for that.

Cucumbers are synonymous with being 'cool', and rightly so. By their composition, cucumbers are 'cooling' and nutritious.

Party In A Pita is now open in the Swift Creek Shopping Center. This party, which has been serving Lebanese and Greek food as a truck vendor that debuted at the 2006 N.C. State Fair, now has a permanent home.

It isn't all Greek to Salvatore Calisi, especially when it comes to Greek food. At Dio Deka, an upscale restaurant in Los Gatos, the Italian chef spends every night putting his spin on Greek classics.

Phone: 659-8062. $$. ABC. S/NS. New Town loves to change its menu regularly, so it's hard to pinpoint dishes that are always around.

Cary Ratcliff ordered Greek food with an eye on the clock. He had about an hour to eat before a rehearsal on a recent Tuesday night.

The weekend before Thanksgiving is a good time to chill before all the big holiday get-togethers. Check out a fun, casual eatery, watch football or enjoy a party at the beer garden .

Third graders at Stone Creek Elementary completed a study of ancient Greek culture with a culinary tour of classic Greek foods.

Never tried Greek food? Visit Plaka Greek Taverna in Randolph. The restaurant, which was featured in this column in January, observed its first anniversary Nov.

Of the five boroughs of New York City , Manhattan is obviously the most visited, most well-known, but whether or not tourists realize it, they actually set foot in another borough first.

A Greek taverna transplanted into a section of New York. It feels like enjoying a meal in the heart of Athens or at one of the far-flung Greek islands.