Tag Archives: greek food

Horta Culture.

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Michael Procopio

Calling horta “braised greens” is an act of descriptive kindness and far more appetizing than calling them what they essentially are, which is boiled weeds. Continue reading →

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Hortotiropita & The Five Stages of Restaurant Grief.

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Michael Procopio

Now you can understand my state of mind when, earlier this year, I suffered my own, devastating loss– the spanakotiropita, served at my restaurant since the day it first opened, vanished into phyllo-thin air. Continue reading →

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Rizogalo: Rice Pudding, Greek Style

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Michael Procopio

The Greeks have their own, particular way of doing things: eating, speaking, dancing with chairs balanced on their chins, dressing, getting excited when anything that can be broken is smashed onto the floor.

I like to call it Greek style. Or Greek-style, depending upon the activity. Continue reading →

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