Honey, olives, octopus :
Bakken, Christopher, 1967-
Honey, olives, octopus : adventures at the Greek table / Christopher Bakken. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. - xviii, 238 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Combining the best of memoir, travel literature, and food writing, Christopher Bakken delves into one of the most under appreciated cuisines in Europe in this rollicking celebration of the Greek table. He explores the traditions and history behind eight elements of Greek cuising - olives, bread, fish, cheese, beans, wine, meat, and honey - and journeys through the country searching for the best examples of each. He picks olives on Thasos, bakes bread on Crete, eats thyme honey from Kythira with one of Greece's greatest poets, and learns why Naxos is the best place for cheese in the Cyclades. Working with the local cooks and artisans, he offers an intimate look at traditional village life, while honoring the conversations, friendships, and leisurely ceremonies of dinning around which Hellenic culture has revolved for thousands of years. A hymn to slow food and to seasonal and sustainable cuisine, Honey, Olives, Octopus is a lyrical celebration of Greece, where such concepts have always been a simple part of living and eating well."-- Provided by the publisher.
9780520275096 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bakken, Christopher, 1967-
Cooking, Greek
Greece--Social life and customs
641.59495
Honey, olives, octopus : adventures at the Greek table / Christopher Bakken. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. - xviii, 238 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Combining the best of memoir, travel literature, and food writing, Christopher Bakken delves into one of the most under appreciated cuisines in Europe in this rollicking celebration of the Greek table. He explores the traditions and history behind eight elements of Greek cuising - olives, bread, fish, cheese, beans, wine, meat, and honey - and journeys through the country searching for the best examples of each. He picks olives on Thasos, bakes bread on Crete, eats thyme honey from Kythira with one of Greece's greatest poets, and learns why Naxos is the best place for cheese in the Cyclades. Working with the local cooks and artisans, he offers an intimate look at traditional village life, while honoring the conversations, friendships, and leisurely ceremonies of dinning around which Hellenic culture has revolved for thousands of years. A hymn to slow food and to seasonal and sustainable cuisine, Honey, Olives, Octopus is a lyrical celebration of Greece, where such concepts have always been a simple part of living and eating well."-- Provided by the publisher.
9780520275096 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bakken, Christopher, 1967-
Cooking, Greek
Greece--Social life and customs
641.59495