Laiki Bank's Flavours of Greece Program 2
22 June - 27 July
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The Greek Gastronomica trivia night Tuesday 22 June, 7.30 pm Join the zany Amanda Finnis in a night of fun for all gastronomes, epicureans and kalofagades with a love of Greek food and answering questions. Gather your friends, form a team, choose a team name and prepare for a night of frivolity as you answer thirty questions about the world of Greek food. Win great prizes, enjoy cheap drinks and amaze yourself at how much or how little you know about the world of Greek gastronomy. Cost $20 |
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Politiki kouzina - the food of Constantinople Tuesday 29 June, 7 pm The food of Constantinople is sumptuous, sophisticated and cosmopolitan and reflects the abundance of food that was available in the city that was capital to two major empires - the Byzantine and the Ottoman. Father and son team Thomas and Stavros Konis will bring alive the rich aromatic joys of politiki kouzina - the cuisine of the Polis - with a six course degustation menu based on old family recipes and matched with premium Greek wines chosen by sommelier Anna Lazarakis. Cost $120 (inc. beverages)
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The rustic food of Messinia Dimitra Melios presents food from Messinia, the home of Kalamata olives. The region in the south west corner of the Peloponnese is renowned for its rustic food prepared with fresh garden vegetables, tomato sauces perfumed with cinnamon and generous amounts of locally produced extra virgin olive oil. Dimitra Melios will lovingly prepare three courses of home style Messinian cooking. The food will be matched with microbrewed Craft Beer from Greece. Cost $60 (inc. beverages)
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The food of Aphrodite’s island: modern Cypriot food Tuesday July 27, 7 pm The traditional cuisine of Cyprus - the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite - reflects its place at the heart of the Eastern Mediterranean. Its traditional foods such as kolokasi, ravioles, koupepia, pastourma and shamisi - reflect a myriad of influences from north, south, east and west. Hellenic Republic's Travis McCauley will showcase the rich diversity of the traditional cuisine of Cyprus in a night which promises grand Levantine delights. Cost $95 (inc. beverages)
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