The festivals of Sitia are the living expression of the soul of the place and its people. Here tradition meets hospitality, music meets dance and company meets celebration. Each village and each cultural association organizes its own festival or its own thematic...

Spring Blossom Honey Glazed Gammon There are some ingredients that do more than simply add flavor to a dish. They carry a sense of place, a connection to the people who produced them and a story that deserves to be told. This week, I am bringing together a...

From Grandma Aspasia in Skope, Sitia Oh my girl… Tsigarista, or as we call it, tsigarolakhana, is a food that speaks of our place. It's not just greens – it's Sitia itself on a plate. From twelve to forty species, all wild,...

"Staka" is one of those things that, unless you try it, you can hardly understand what it is exactly. Even I, after so many years in kitchens, had to see firsthand how it is prepared to truly understand what Cretan Staka means!...

As you know, food has always been at the heart of my life and career, and this proposed column would give me the opportunity to share recipes inspired by Greece, the Mediterranean and my own culinary experiences and travels. Each week, I would bring you a mixture of...