In this episode of the Find Dining podcast, Christopher Bakken, author of Honey, Olives, Octopus: Adventures at the Greek Table and the English Department Chair at Allegheny College talks about culinary travel in Greece. We discuss travel writing, harvesting olives, and hunting for octopus.
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Come hear Christopher speak at the 2014 Food and Travel Expo
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Take a writing workshop with Greece as your backdrop
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Need some reading material for your next flight?
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Enjoy the classic works of M.L.K. Fischer, such as The Art of Eating: 50th Anniversary Edition
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Get in to the kitchen with Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) or Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
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Take a journey with Patrick Leigh Fermor beginning with A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube (New York Review Books Classics)
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Island hop using ferries and find a room for rent at a local home or small inn
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Agritourism is an growing industry in Greece
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When in Greece, enjoy a mid-day mesimeriano feast
Food for Thought
- Q : On which Greek Island did Vin Santo originate?
- A: Thera (Santorini)
Out of the Frying Pan Picks
- Restaurant with a great view: Balcony of Pension Archodissa
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Advice on Greek honey: try thyme honey
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Favorite market: “Two Doors”, a hidden gem one block down from the Great Athens market
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Favorite beach: Orkos beach in Naxos
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Dish to compare restaurants by: Greek salad
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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
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Favorite dessert: watermelon and feta with a glass of tsipouro or ouzo