by julescatering | Jan 11, 2012 | Cookbooks, Entertaining, Our Favorite Things, Products, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel
We love our bubbly, but when recently celebrating New Year’s Eve in Athens, our drink of choice was the Tears of Chios Cocktail served in the Roof Garden Bar atop the historic Hotel Grande Bretagne on Syntagma Square. At first sip we knew we were onto something...
by julescatering | Jan 5, 2012 | Cookbooks, Food History, Food In Art, Our Favorite Things, Travel
Athenaeus, a scholar of food history who lived around 200 AD, observed that “the ancients employed many dishes to whet the appetite.” Focusing now on actual dishes–i.e., plates–we couldn’t agree more. Ancient vessels On a recent visit to...
by julescatering | Dec 26, 2011 | Entertaining, Our Favorite Things, Parties, Service, Team, Travel
…We found ourselves in Athens! Although we spotted no partridges or turtle doves in the fruit-laden orange trees that line downtown streets and squares, we were struck by the festive sounds and colors of cylindrical bells fashioned from tin cans. Also on the...
by julescatering | Dec 25, 2011 | Food History, Our Favorite Things, Recipes, Travel
Koulouri–A ‘seedy’ snack When Jules’ Owner-Chef Anita Baglaneas set off for Athens to visit family and friends we were lucky to tag along and sample Anita’s favorite on-the-go treat, the crisp and generously seeded bread rings known as koulouri....
by julescatering | Dec 19, 2011 | Entertaining, Good Works, Holidays, Recipes
Yes, that’s what it took to sweep first-place prizes at Mass Mental Health’s December 16 Throwdown! holiday party loosely modeled on a Bobby Flay Food Network competition and conceived and organized by Center Director, Laura Rood. Holiday party/food...
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