Τhe climax (ladder) of Divine ascent. Monks climb and fail from the ladder to heaven. They have to overcome 23 vices and gluttony is among them. (John of the Ladder or John Scholasticus or John Sinaites, 6th century) Christian Church used…
Carnival
The three weeks of Carnival are the last weeks before the great Easter Fast and also a festival of masked balls, songs, rivers of wine and plenty of food. Like its predecessors, Greek Athenian Anthesteria and Roman Saturnalia, Greek Carnival…
Event
Wangari Maathai at Megaron Plus February 28, 2008, 7.00 pm Megaron Plus 115, Vas. Sofia & Kokkali st., Athens 11521
Ashure
Noah’s pudding or ashure is made by Muslim, Christian and Jewish people of Middle East in remebrance of the salvation of Noah and his family from the Biblical flood. Since they had spent many days and nights in the Ark…
A Byzantine broth
“…and broths spiced with pepper, spikenard, cinnamon, caraway.” ca. 6th century AD. Ierophilos Sophistes, About the cycle of foods, A [January]1 (Ideler, Physici et medici Graeci minores, vol. Α). Modern adaptation: 1 k. pork 1 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper…