Contrary to popular belief that ancient Olympics was dotted by heroic and pure victories, they were often plaqued by scandals, cheating and wars. The famous Olympic Truce did not stop all wars in Greece: Sparta attacked to the small city…
Tastes to Remember
Taste has the power to transport us somewhere magical. Sometimes even the sight of certain foods, the process of the preparation of a dish or a smell may awake memories and remind us people, occasions, even emotions. Taste is much…
Cyclone Nagris
“Tragedy struck this week in Southeast Asia when a cyclone ripped through the area leaving tens of thousands of people dead and an estimated million homeless…..” Here is a post from the Guerrilla Gourmet. Please, read it. http://www.theguerrillagourmet.com/2008/05/cyclone-nargis.html
1st of May
29 April 2008 – The current food crisis threatens to undo all the recent efforts to lift people out of poverty around the world and could spark related economic, social and political crises, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at the…
An Easter carob cake
During the years of World War II a serious food crisis occurred in occupied Greece. The division of the country into three zones between which goods and people were not allowed to move, the depredation of rural production and livestock…