Guest Writers

You can’t experience Greece without eating a gyros wrap! What is gyros you ask? The most popular Greek fast food of course! Delicious and juicy, wrapped in pita bread filled with tzatziki sauce and more!

Tsiknopempti is a fun Greek traditional celebration, where you eat lots of meat with friends and family as a way to prepare for the long period of meat-abstinence during the Great Lent.

Christmas in Greek is "Christougenna", which literally means the birth of Christ. Amazing guest writer Angeliki explains how to "read" the Nativity scene according to the Orthodox tradition, while sharing a few thoughts about faith and hope in dark days.

Cavafy's House is the place in Alexandria, Egypt, where Constantine Cavafy lived and died. Nowadays, it's a museum you can visit and learn more about the house, and therefore the life, of one of the most well known Greek poets!

Martaki is a bracelet made by entwining red and white thread that people wear on the 1st of March in Greece and other Balkan countries. The tradition is ancient; its roots are found in the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece. After thousands of years, Greeks are still wearing this white and red thread every year on the first day of March...

Explore restaurants and coffee shops with a food photographer; Discover hidden culinary gems in Attica and experience Greek cuisine at its best! From fine dining restaurants to family taverns, there are places that food enthusiasts should visit, and very few people know!

Rock samphire, this valuable plant, was first discovered by the ancient Greeks. It's an edible, fragrant plant with a strong aroma, which is dribbled by the salty wind of the sea -as it grows near it- and is truly saturated in aromas.

Dolmas in Greece is always ground meat, rice and herbs wrapped in vine leaves, served with extra virgin olive oil and avgolemono sauce (a sauce made by eggs and lemon), or yoghurt. Have you ever tried "Dolmas"? A Greek traditional dish with a long history...

Athens can be a creative, welcoming, sincere, raw, beautiful and a thought-provoking place. For Mariahfe, a brilliant young Athenian-Filipino, Athens is a place where she has lost herself and herself at the same time. She loves the people, the culture, the history and the rich knowledge.

Pastitsio, is a baked pasta dish with ground meat and béchamel sauce. It's one of the most recognizable dishes of Greek cuisine and you can find it everywhere! In taverns, restaurants, hotels, and lately, you can find it in the so call new Greek cuisine, mostly in fine dining restaurants.