Cultural Life
Exploring Greek heritage, culture, and identity.
Magnum Workshops In Antiparos
From July 9th to July 13th, take a new kind of holiday in the heart of the summer and join Magnum Photographers Jérôme Sessini, Gueorgui Pinkhassov and Eli Reed for an adventurous 5-day experience that will…
Tzatziki Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce Recipe
Hello my friends, if you read my last post you now know why Greek Yogurt has become the craze and the history of Fage Greek Yogurt who started it all. You also learned how to make…
Chicago’s Pontian Greeks Sponsor Lecture On Genocide
On Saturday afternoon, May 31, 2014, the Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center (AMPHRC), the Pontian Greek Society of Chicago and the Hellenic Link Midwest, sponsored a lecture titled “Genocide or Massacre: the Politics of…
The Benaki Museum In The National Garden Of Athens
The Benaki Museum and the city’s leading park get together for the second time for a “neighbourhood gathering” and invite children to come and welcome summer with them. This year the summer vacation starts off with…
Field Museum Announces New Exhibition Highlighting Ancient Greece
Chicago – The Field Museum announced that it will open The Greeks: From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great in November of 2015. The exhibition will take visitors on an extraordinary journey through more than 5000 years…
Greek Yogurt… Make Your Own Or Fage
Welcome to the world of Greek Yogurt! Growing up an American Greek I was surrounded by my Greek family, some that were born here and some that were born in Greece. It took years but I…
Dolmades Or Yaprakia? Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe
Just like many other Greek dishes, there seems to be a mystery about this little grape leaf that is stuffed, rolled, cooked and covered in an egg-lemon sauce. This little bite of irresistible deliciousness has been…
Greek Sculptor Costas Varotsos
The Greek sculptor Costas Varotsos is a well known contemporary artist that works in glass. Everyone in Athens is familiar with his most famous piece, “The Runner”. With his studio in Athens, he also collaborates with…
Baklava Apple Pie Recipe
OK, we all love a slice of good old American Apple Pie, somehow it makes us feel that we are eating a healthy dessert because of the apples. Yes, apples are healthier and nutrition wise better…
Spanakopita Stuffed Soft Pretzel Recipe
I don’t know about you, but two of my favorite hard to resist favorites are… Spanakopita and Buttery Soft Pretzels! I had to make several pans of Spanakopita for a catering client and I ended up…
Seferlis Visits Philadelphia, Leaves Them Laughing
Upper Darby, PA – Markos Seferlis brought his comedic antics in to the heart of the Greek-American community this past weekend. His first North American tour was his first visit to America and it did not…
Committed Movie At US Greek Film Festivals
Committed, the road trip movie from Cyprus has arrived in the USA. Screening at the San Francisco Greek Film Festival and the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. Low-budgeted and set in Cyprus, a rather inexpensive, but…
