March 2010

Greece is the word in this celebration of Hellenic culture, food and wine. Join us on a Greek odyssey. Opa!

FOOD

GEORGE CALOMBARIS
Australia’s most famous Greek chef shares his Cypriot side with the food of his childhood.

OLIVES
Celebrate Greece’s most prized export in everything from braised rabbit, olive and lemon filo pie to a haloumi and olive baked pasta.

MODERN MEZZE
A legend, a young gun, a mezze feast. See what happens when Janni Kyritsis steps into the kitchen with Jonathan Barthelmess.

LAMB
Aussies may love their lamb but the Greeks are world-famous for it. Whether it be dolmades or a fragrant rolled breast of lamb, you’ll rediscover a new side to our favourite meat.

SWEETS
From chocolate custard filo pies to feather-light puffs with mastic cream and morello cherry syrup, there’s something for even the sweetest tooth in the Hellenic pastry kitchen.

TRAVEL

ATHENS WITH AN IT-GIRL
Hotel heiress Tina Daskalantonakis, one of the city’s style-makers, takes us on an insider’s tour of this ancient and vibrant city.

TONY MANIATY ON MANI
Mani, a peninsula in the Peloponnese, is one of Greece’s most intriguing and picturesque regions. Journalist Tony Maniaty revisits this land of his ancestors and finds Byzantine churches, Frankish castles, secluded sandy beaches and some of the country’s best olives.

MYKONOS MAGIC
Victoria Kyriakopoulos joins Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo in Mykonos on the set of the Wog Boys sequel, but also discovers a charming side of the island away from the hustle and bustle.

PLUS
Mary Coustas on how to be Greek.