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New Orzotto Recipe from Chef Giorgio Pintzas Monzani

Orzotto with tomato sauce, ouzo, shellfish, and feta mousse is a great new recipe from a Greek- Italian chef based in Milan, Italy. By Giorgio Pintzas Monzani It's time to step up your Greek-food game with this super tasty version of...

Greek Chef is Hollywood Star Scarlett Johansson’s Confidant

Greek chefs are celebrated around the world, so it's no surprise that one of them is friends  with actress Scarlett Johansson. Dimitris Siasiaridis, a successful owner of four Paris restaurants, has become the occasional confidant of the two-time Academy Award...

Greek MasterChef Winner Shares Prize Money with Runner-Up

In an unexpected turn of events, the winner of the Greek version of the reality show MasterChef announced on Thursday that he is giving half of the winning prize to the runner-up in the competition. Stavros Varthalitis won the popular...

Greek Chefs Win Bronze in Culinary Olympics

A team of Greek chefs won the bronze medal in the category "Community Catering" at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2020, currently taking place in Stuttgart, Germany. The Chef's Club of Northern Greece presented seven dishes inspired by the Macedonian culinary tradition,...

Blind Greek Cook Wows MasterChef Judges

A nearly-blind contestant moved the audience and the judges from the television reality show MasterChef on Wednesday not only with his cooking skills but also his determination to prove that his disability can turn into an advantage in the...

Heartrending Moments as Greek MasterChef Competitor Cooks for His Late Son

A Greek national born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, moved the audience of the television reality show MasterChef on Monday when he announced that he would cook the favorite dish of his late son. Fifty-four-year-old Dionysis Poios, who appeared...

Greek Chef Irene Giorgoudiou Wins Title of "European Young Chef" for 2019

Greek chef Irene Giorgoudiou won the "European Young Chef Award" for 2019 on Thursday, in a competition organized by the South Aegean Region authority on the island of Rhodes. The South Aegean has been designated as the ''Gastronomical Region of...

Lionfish Invasion Battled by Scientists — and Chefs

A full-scale invasion of marauding lionfish has taken over the waters of the eastern Mediterranean during the past five years, and an EU-funded project placed Cyprus on the front-line to deal with the situation. There is a lionfish poster at...

Greek Chef Makes 3,378 Burgers in One Hour for Guinness Record

Greek chef Akis Petretzkis broke a Guinness World Record Thursday in Thessaloniki when he cooked up 3,378 burgers in the space of a single hour. Petretzkis and his team assembled the 3,378 burgers, the last stop of the Coca-Cola &...

The Incredible Story of Zahir from Greece's "Masterchef"

An unbelievable story of heroism and courage amazed the judges and the audience watching the second episode of the new television series "Greece's Masterchef". Zahir, a 28-year-old Afghan migrant who has been living in Greece since 2006, is competing along...

The Chef Who Amazed Everyone at Menounos' Wedding in Greece

The Greek-American celebrity and TV presenter, Maria Menounos, proved once again that she loves Greece and its traditions. With only a month of preparations, Menounos chose to throw her wedding reception in the school yard of Akovo village and...

The Famous British Chef Who Was Amazed By Greek Kokoretsi

Nigella Lawson, the famous English journalist and chef was in Greece this month to attend the wedding of the Greek-Australian chef and MasterChef Australia's judge George Kalombaris. Lawson visited the island of Mykonos and enjoyed the Greek hospitality and the...

Greek Pastry Chef Creates Masterpieces Using Chocolate (Photos)

Have you ever thought about eating a famous piece of art? How about a delicious Picasso or a tasty sculpture from Michelangelo? George Avgeros, an executive pastry chef, also known as the Magician of Chocolate may offer you the chance...

Greek Restaurants Open Kitchens to Refugee Chefs

To mark World Refugee Day on Wednesday, local restaurants in Athens have opened their kitchens to refugee chefs to create a unique culinary experience. Through set menus or carte blanche, these guest chefs will prepare their best culinary creations from...