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Greek Butchers to Participate in the "Olympics of Meat" in Sacramento in 2020

Greece's national team of professional butchers, dubbed "Meating Greece," will compete in a competition called the "World Butcher's Challenge 2020," which will take place in Sacramento, California on September 5, 2020. The World Butchers' Challenge is a global competition in...

Butchers' Challenge: Greek Team Makes the Best Burger in the World

At the World Butchers' Challenge 2018 held in Belfast earlier this year, a group of young Greek butchers decided to show off their skills, taking part in the competition. Despite this being their first appearance in the acclaimed competition, they managed to win first...

The Magic of Greek Dancing: The Greatest Traditional Dances

Thursday is International Dance Day and how better to celebrate than by discovering five of the most popular Greek dances! 

The Underground Athenian Taverna Lost in Time

In the center of Athens, in the basement of a 150-year-old neoclassical building, is a traditional Greek taverna that will take you back to the 1950s. Called Diporto, there's no signage. Two doors -- from whence the taverna takes it...

Greek Shoppers Responding to Plastic Bag Tax

New laws obliging Greek retailers to charge for plastic carrier bags have caused a sharp decline in their use at supermarkets during the first month of the law's implementation, the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA) reported on...

Greek and Turkish Folk Dances With Common Origins, Still Popular Today

Many Greek folk dances go way back to the days of the Byzantine Empire, and as a result are still very popular among Turkish people, says a Daily Sabah report. Today, when Turks refer to Greek dance, the focus is...

Mystery Women Donate Thousands of Euros to the Poor

Twelve mystery women arrived at the Varvakios market, in downtown Athens, Greece, for the second consecutive year, in order to give thousands of euros away for the people who cannot afford to pay for their Christmas dinner. According to Greek media, the twelve women...

Top 10 Chania Tourist Attractions

Chania, Crete's second largest city, is one of the island's "must see" places. The picturesque scenery, the city's rich history, the traditional small villages and exotic sandy beaches that surround the city charm every visitor. Greek Reporter presents the top...

Greeks Gather to Celebrate Barbeque Thursday

The citizens of Athens, Greece, have filled the Varvakios market as the butchers of the market are offering a total of 1.5 tons of meat, while the municipality of Athens gives out wine in order to celebrate Barbeque Thursday...

Free Meat For Hungry On Fat Thursday

The March 7 celebration of Fat Thursday, a traditional meat-eating day, saw free meat meals  provided at the Athens Central Meat Market Varvakios for the hungry who couldn't afford it during a crushing economic crisis that has put 27...

Chania's Public Market Counts a Century

The city of Chania is the largest city in western Crete. It used to be a crossroad between the East and the West for many centuries and that is why it suffered from many conquerors. A walk in the...

The French Have Foie Gras, but Greeks Have Souvlaki

 A  small village, Aghios Prodromos, located in northern Greece  is known all over the globe, for its amazing delicacy- its souvlaki! Some years ago, the government of New Zealand awarded the Greek village for its delicious souvlaki, made from high-quality...

Greek Tax Changes that will Make Your Wallet Lighter…a Lot Lighter

Greek tax legislation changes resemble pretty much Latin American soap opera episodes[...]