Food and drink

A man and a woman were arrested in the Serres region.

During a vehicle inspection, authorities discovered a total of 75 liters of alcoholic distillate (tsipouro) and 55 liters of bulk wine being transported without proper documentation.

The police seized the unmarked containers.

Many home cooks and even professionals in Greece tend to leave their bacon soft, just cooking it enough to add a bit of color. However, the ultimate goal should be to achieve perfectly crispy, caramelized bacon with a golden hue—a staple in countries where bacon plays a significant role in their culinary culture.

Potato farming is among the fields feeling the impact of climate change most strongly in Greece.

According to Eurostat, potato crops in Greece covered 20,260 hectares in 2000 and are now dangerously close to half that as a result of heat and drought.

Farmers of PDO Naxos potatoes, meanwhile, saw a yield of just 1,800 tons this year from 4,000 in 2023.

It was one of those moments that one regrets not having met a person in life when I saw the post of Hélène Pietrini, managing director of La Liste, the famed restaurant grading system. She was declaring that we had lost chef Michel Guérard at the age of 91, the last living legend of French gastronomy.

The consumption of red wine is declining compared to white and rosé varieties, according to Atanas Vassilev, chairman of the National Association of Bulgarian Vintners (NABV). Vassilev noted that red varieties are primarily being used to produce rosé, which has led to difficulties in selling red wine.

Let’s embark on a deep dive into the different types of Greek wines, their flavor notes, and the regions that bring them to life

Mexico on June 24 began imposing a 50 percent tariff on white corn imports, a move the president says looks to boost national production and prevent imports of genetically modified corn.

Athens-listed Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has announced the acquisition of Finlandia vodka from Brown-Forman Finland, for $220 million.

Founded in 1970, Finlandia is a leading vodka brand in Central and Eastern Europe with annual volumes of 2.7 million nine-liter cases worldwide, of which more than 60% is produced within the Coca-Cola HBC geographical footprint.

Multinational companies including Amazon, Marriott and Hilton pledged yesterday to hire more than 13,000 refugees, including Ukrainian women who have fled the war with Russia, over the next three years in Europe.

A public installation by Cooking Sections, launched during the 17th Istanbul Biennial last year, "Wallowland / Çamuralem" reopened in Istanbul and will continue its mission and program in a new location in the Kurtulus neighborhood.
It reinterprets a Muhallebici (a buffalo milk dessert shop) to celebrate the water buffalos and their herders surrounding the city.