Taverna Strofi
March 30, 2007 by Feisty Foodie
Filed under Athens, Cuisine, Greece, Greek, Restaurants, Travels, Travels
After our terrible flight from NYC during an ice storm into Milan, then Athens (we missed our connecting flight, obviously), we were exhausted and cranky. Exhausted from having to wait on the runway for 5 hours while we were “in line” to have our wings de-iced – I am fairly claustrophobic and needed to knock myself out in order to prevent a panic attack – cranky from the lack of real food during this time, and having our first day in Athens basically wasted. We’d aimed to arrive around 2 pm, so we’d have had plenty of time to walk [...]
The Food of Greece and Turkey
Hmm, looking over my pictures, I only photographed two meals in Greece. How odd. I guess because it was much of the same stuff, repeatedly~ kebabs, lamb, kebabs, etc. So here’s the teaser, only one of these meals, at Smiles Restaurant somewhat near our hotel:
Lamb kebab with pita, tzatziki
Grilled octopus, with our appetizer of taramasalata in the background
Pork schnitzel
Our first meal in Turkey was soundly disappointing, but we knowingly went into a touristy place. Ah well.
Our mezze (starter) platter - hummus-ish, horse beans, stuffed eggplant, shredded chicken salad type thing, greens, and I forget what was in the center. We liked [...]
