by lareine | Jan 17, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
Firstly, let’s cut to the chase, just cook and do it well, that is all we ask. Got it? Ok. I found this place slightly irritating if I am being honest- pretentious and overplayed. I am not sure how the atmosphere is in the kitchen, but being surrounded by this front...
by lareine | Jan 18, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
As soon as I walked in here it was giving nods to Vespertine in Los Angeles, similar in approach, colours, and décor (A scaled back version). There was a sense of familiarity which I warmed to instantly, combined with a friendly welcome from front of house. The...
by lareine | Mar 1, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
My bum was killing all the way through this dinner, I was sat on neither a seat nor a cushion, it was a DIY attempt to create some seating on what seems like a very tight budget. Think of a rock-hard bench with a couple of cushions on top to ‘make do.’ This is what I...
by lareine | Mar 2, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
Souvlaki… This is a serious word to the Greeks and to me as well, everybody adores one. And here is my start into sampling the best that Athens has to offer. Let me be your Greek guide. It was a toss up between two places (I went to check out the menu and the outside...
by lareine | Mar 4, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
If you have watched The Walking Dead up until the point where ‘the hilltop’ is existing, Costa Navarino reminds me EXACTLY of this. It was literally the first thing I thought of when the security gates closed behind us, and we drove into the destination complex. You...
by lareine | Apr 12, 2025 | Greece, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
Nama is a restaurant at Aman Zoe dedicated to Japanese cuisine. Nama, meaning ‘raw’ the menu has been designed for sharing with your guests, ‘Washoku’ to bring balance and harmony of flavours. I do not claim to be a Japanese master in the slightest, and if any native...
