Gastronomos honors producers in border regions

The 16th Quality Awards of Kathimerini's influential food magazine Gastronomos traveled to the border region of Evros this year. The event was hosted in the old warehouses of the Alexandroupoli Customs Office, which since the beginning of the last century have been associated with life at the city's port - as an entry and exit point for people and goods and therefore as a fundamental hub for the economic life of the wider region. 

The 2023 event was graced with the presence of the Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and attended by distinguished guests from Alexandroupoli and the rest of the country. Acclaimed actor Nikos Psarras was the presenter of the event.

This year, Gastronomos exclusively honored producers from border regions of Greece, from Evros to the island of Kasos, and from the northern region of Prespes to Chios. There, the magazine discovered...