Christopher Bakken
- Come hear Christopher speak at the 2014 Food and Travel Expo
- Take a writing workshop with Greece as your backdrop
- Need some reading material for your next flight?
- Enjoy the classic works of M.L.K. Fischer, such as [easyazon_link asin=”0764542613″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]The Art of Eating: 50th Anniversary Edition[/easyazon_link]
- Get in to the kitchen with [easyazon_link asin=”0060899220″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)[/easyazon_link] or [easyazon_link asin=”1400034477″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany[/easyazon_link]
- Take a journey with Patrick Leigh Fermor beginning with [easyazon_link asin=”1590171659″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube (New York Review Books Classics)[/easyazon_link]
- Island hop using ferries and find a room for rent at a local home or small inn
- Agritourism is an growing industry in Greece
- When in Greece, enjoy a mid-day mesimeriano feast
RELATED: Download a free chapter of Chestopher Bakken’s book, Honey Olives, Octopus.
Food for Thought
Q: On which Greek Island did Vin Santo originate?- A: Thera (Santorini)
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Out of the Frying Pan Picks:
- Restaurant with a great view: Balcony of Pension Archodissa
- Favorite Greek Wine: Assyrtico and Xinomavro
- Advice on Greek honey: try thyme honey
- Favorite market: “Two Doors”, a hidden gem one block down from the Great Athens market
- Favorite beach: Orkos beach in Naxos
- Dish to compare restaurants by: Greek salad
- Restaurant customs that may surprise an American tourist: It’ll take a while to get the check because they don’t want you to leave
- Favorite dessert: watermelon and feta with a glass of tsipouro or ouzo
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