Posts tagged ‘tzatziki’

To Kapilio Tou Markou (Syros, Greece)

Our last night in Syros Island, Greece enjoying Greek food & wine at To Kapilio Tou Markou while listening to Greek live music!!!

 

Delphi Greek

Authentic Greek food…tastes just like mom’s cooking!  Best saganaki (flaming cheese) in LA!  Love the avgolemono soup, fish, lamb, baklava and Greek wines!!!

COLD APPETIZERS:

Tabouli-Cracked Wheat, Tomatoes, Parsley, Green Onions,& Mint Combined with Lemon Juice, Olive Oil & Spice

Tzatziki-Yogurt, Grated Cucumber, Garlic & Mint

HOT APPETIZERS:

Saganaki Flame-Greek Kefalotiri, Cheese Flamed with Cognac

Dolmades-Grapeleaves filled with Ground Beef, Rice, topped with Avgolemono sauce

Avgolemono Soup-Chicken Broth, Rice,Spiced & finished with Whipped Egg & fresh Lemon Juice

Greek Pita Bread

SEAFOOD:

Fresh Rainbow Trout-Marinated in Olive Oil, Lemon Juice & Oregano

MEAT:

Lamb Shanks-Braised in Tomato Sauce & Herbs

DESSERT:

Baklava-Mediterranean Sweet Pastry

Galaktobouriko-Semolina Custard Wrapped in Phyllo, basted & baked

Greek Coffee, Greek Wine & even Greek Bottled Water

http://www.DelphiGreek.com Open 7 days a week for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner!

Rana Pourarab-Award Winning Pastry Chef Exclusively at Delphi Greekhttp://www.cookche.com

Plateia Chicago

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My favorite place to go when I’m back home! Plateia in Greek means Town Square.

Beet salad, chicken skewers, Nutella crepe, meatballs, pita, tzatziki, karidopita (Dessert) & ice cream!

To learn more about the restaurant, food and background of Plateia check out their website http://www.plateiachicago.com/

 

Nice N Easy Organic Bistro in Mykonos

I FINALLY made it to Nice n Easy Organic Bistro! I have been looking forward to it since the time I met the Co-owners Dimitris Christoforidis & Executive Chef Christos Athanasiadis. I had the pleasure of having Chef Christos come into my kitchen and cook for me! See that episode here…. https://youtu.be/aP7a5xMFeio

There are 3 locations in Greece! I was at the Mykonos location aka Little Venice. Nice n Easy is know for its locally grown produce combined with a Hollywood Influence. They serve Farm-To-Table Cuisine with an Organically Grown Cycladic Flare. And as bonus you get beautiful sunsets free of charge!

We enjoyed the following delish dishes with our sunset….

Tzatziki spread form Myconian strained sheep yoghurt

Vine leaves dolma stuffed with herb rice and Greek yogurt sauce on a bed of black eyed peas. (gluten free ingredients)

Charcoal roasted fresh sun dried Cycladic Octopus. (gluten free ingredients)

Fresh Aegean Yellowfin Tuna Carpaccio with chives, wasabi and truffle oil

Greek salad on charcoal roasted bread with organic tomatoes, feta cheese, wild purslane and sage-vinaigrette

Spaghetti with lobster, fresh tomatoe and herb sauce

Homemade crispy phyllo dough with orange flavored custard

Baklava with pistachios and local ice cream from mastic

Greek local yogurt with honey & walnuts

Greek local yogurt with honey and seasonal fresh fruit

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Estiatorio Milos Las Vegas in the Cosmopolitan Hotel

The Greek food here brings me back home! They’re known for their seafood! Cooked or raw its always prepared just right. Everything is!!!

We enjoyed the lunch menu…..

Raw-lavraki (Mediterranean bass) sashimi with olive oil

Tomato Salad-feta cheese, seasoned with Greek herbs & extra virgin olive oil

Grilled Octopus-sashimi quality Mediterranean octopus, charcoal-broiled.

Milos Special-Lightly fried zucchini, eggplant, tzatziki and kefalograviera cheese

Lavraki-grilled Mediterranean bass

Shrimp Saganaki-cous cous, tomato and feta

The Real Greek Yogurt

2010 Assyrtico-Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine Biblia Chora, Pangee

There are 5 locations in Las Vegas, Montreal, New York, Miami and Athens. There will be a sixth location in London as of Spring 2015.

DWT at Estiatorio Milos Las Vegas

GREEK LUNCH!!!

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http://www.milos.ca/restaurants/las-vegas located in the Cosmopolitan Hotel

5 locations: Montreal, New York, Athens, Las Vegas, Miami

Greek Meze Plate: Tarama, Tzatziki, Htipiti, manouri cheese, olives & cherry tomatoes

Grilled Octopus: sashimi quality Mediterranean octopus, charcoal-broiled.

Shrimp Saganaki:  cous cous, tomato and feta

Organic Chicken Breast Skewer: grilled mushrooms & onions, served over pita

 

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Dish With Trish at Le Petit Greek

Lunch at Le Petit Greek in Larchmont Village

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