My friends and I went to visit the Trillium Brewery in Norwood, MA. Our goal was to get some lunch and have a couple of beers. The swarms of people at the brewery were a bit more than we could handle, so we decided to look locally for a lunch spot. We did a little... Continue Reading →
An Open Letter to “The Simple Greek” Restaurant – East Providence, RI: “Please be better…”
I love Greek food. I have history with Greek food as well as personal experience making it from scratch. My wife is Greek. My son is half Greek. Greek food is close to home and a point of pride for my family. It truly is simple food, but that recognition in the name of the restaurant... Continue Reading →
Cranston Greek Festival at the Church of the Annunciation – Cranston, RI
The Cranston Greek festival holds a special place in my heart because it reminds me of my own childhood. I grew up in a church that held its own Egyptian festivals in Rhode Island where I used to volunteer and help out over the weekend. My favorite job to try and wrangle was cutting the gyro... Continue Reading →
Easy Homemade Gyro Meat Recipe
Gyro meat is one of the greatest culinary inventions and no matter how you pronounce, "Gyro" (Yee-ro, Jai-ro, Gee-ro), we're all pretty much just saying the word, "Delicious." While the real deal traditional stuff comprised of actual cuts of spiced meat rotating on a vertical rotisserie spit is awesome, it's the over-processed Greek-American stuff that I'm talking about.... Continue Reading →