By the way, if you are looking for one of the really decent places to have Greek food on the Danforth in Toronto, visit Avli Restaurant.<\/a> I had some excellent grilled octopus and calamari (NOT the ubiquitous battered and deep-fried stuff) as well as delicious Greek sausage, all tossed back with a couple of robust glasses of red chosen from an extensive list of Greek wines.<\/p>\n Aristedes has come up with a new way of cooking that you can learn about in the cookbook, or by listening to my podcast or Food For Thought<\/a>. But you want to win one of the cookbooks, right?<\/p>\n Just click on Comments and tell me what your favourite world cuisine is, and WHY. I’ll draw two winners at random, contest closes Monday, April 11th at noon PT.<\/p>\n My favourite world cuisine? I have to say Thai food. The flavours are so different to my palate, and I love the use of coconut milk, the licorice-like Thai basil, and the tang and aroma of Kaffir lime rind and leaves. Heck, I even like the fish sauce, even if it is made up of rotten anchovies…and then there are the hot peppers… Last week while I was in Toronto I spent a great afternoon with Aristedes Pasparakis. Vancouver diners will be familiar with his famous restaurant on Broadway, Orestes, but that was just one of dozens of restaurants Aristedes has opened over … Continue reading ![\"Rainbow_of_pepper_product\"](\"\/images\/various-small\/rainbow_of_pepper_product.JPG\" "\\"Rainbow_of_pepper_product\\"")
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