Anyone who has been to Crete knows that Cretan cuisine has a lot to offer. It is much more than salad with feta or mountains of meat, as is often served in Greek restaurants abroad. The island's ...

Cretan cuisine, shaped by the island's geographical location, is a mix of ancient Greek, Turkish, Venetian and Arab influences. Traditional Cretan dishes use fresh and locally sourced ...

The Region of Crete has been officially named the European Region of Gastronomy for 2026 by the International Institute of ...

Make sure to ask for the secret vegetarian menu so you can dig into some homemade pasta topped with local salty Cretan cheese. Life moves slower here, but there’s much to see.

Doug Cooking: Cretan Dakos Salad on Rusks with EU Gold Quality 04:07. By: Doug Heilman. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- One of my mottos: Cook and eat curiously. I love wandering through family-owned shops ...

Bookmark This Cretan Retreat For Your Autumn Getaway. ByFelicity Carter, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Follow Author. Jul 01, 2024, 12:15am EDT.

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For our final night, the hotel organised a visit to the Grecotel owned Agreco Farm and Taverna for a traditional Cretan experience. It’s a postcard of bucolic perfection, with the pergola shaded ...

Currently, Cretan Gyros is seeing about a 50-50 mix of eat-in and take-out customers. “We have a very wide variety of customers,” says Makripodis, who admits this venture is a labor of love and couldn ...

Kriti Kitchen, 4010 Bissonnet, 346-320-3944. Food: Greek with a handcrafted Cretan difference, ranging from all-day brunch items to sandwiches, seasonal salads, shareable mezze-style dishes and ...