The ultimate maitre of chocolate pastry Stelios Parliaros is not all about sophisticated desserts but can also work miracles with humble chocolate snacks like a simple wafer or a (round) bar of chocolate. Next…
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Best Thai in town: Blue Bamboo, Tamarind or Buba?
Thai is internationally considered to be people’s most favourite cuisine after Italian… Athens may not have as many authentic Thai food options as, let’s say, NYC or London, but we do have…
Spicy cocktails to start a spicy weekend!
Buba Thai restaurant & bar in Kifissia serves some of the best cocktails I’ ve tasted since I came back from the islands to the (still numb…) city. Especially the spicy ones…
Made in Italy lunch break or… aperitivo at DRY Caffe & Spuntino
DRY Caffe & Spuntino is the closest it gets to an authentic italian caffe, just like the famous ones in Milano, Rome or Napoli, located instead at Kolonaki posh square, Athens. This is where I…
This Pavlova is worth driving to Glyfada this weekend!
When I feel a bit down, the only thing that makes me instantly happy is a delicious dessert & by that I don’t mean just chocolate. One of my favorite antidepressants lately is…
Perfectly-made Bloody Mary at Osterman
Either you love or you hate this all-time-classic but still strange-tasting cocktail (vodka, tomato juice, dashes of Worcestershire sauce, tabasco, salt and pepper mainly). Well, the «lovers» should head to Agias Irinis…
Talk-of-the-town Cookoovaya revisited…
My first time in Cookoovaya was a disaster… nothing appealing enough to choose from the main courses on the menu (just some bullshit fatty dishes), nightmare service & overall poor experience despite the…
Summer-ish Cocktails Special – the full guide!
What would summer holidays be without one or two (or more…) fresh & exotic cocktails to get you in the mood (at the beach/by the pool) or spice up your night out? Here are…
Sweet reminder: Despina patisserie is not only about mille-feuille!
These few hot days & nights before holidays I am so desperately bored & tired of the city that I only find consolation in desserts & TV series… This is when I catch up…
Top things I cannot resist to: Kalamaki Kolonaki
Kalamaki Kolonaki is the place that started the whole trend of «kalamaki deluxe» about ten years ago, a culinary pop phenomenon that has spread since then across Greece. It was extremely rare…