Greek Food:
Diane Kochilas Cooking Classes and Culinary Tours
About Diane
Diane Kochilas is an internationally known food writer, cookbook author, culinary teacher and food consultant. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Gourmet, Saveur, Food & Wine, Eating Well and in other food and general-interest publications.
In Greece, she is the weekly food columnist and restaurant critic for the country’s largest newspaper, Ta Nea. She has written 17 books in both English and Greek on Greek and Mediterrranean cuisine, including the award-winning The Glorious Foods of Greece. She is the owner of the Glorious Greek Kitchen cooking school on the island of Ikaria and she is consulting chef and partner at New York’s Pylos restaurant, one of the top-rated Greek restaurants in the city as well as consulting chef at Avli Restaurant in Chicago.
She is also a consultant for Hellenic Gourmet, the duty free food shops at the Venizelos International Airport and around Greece, to help upgrade the store’s selection and source product. Her knowledge of Greek regional foods, wines, and culinary lore is extensive.
Glorious Greek Cooking Classes & Culinary Tours
Glorious Greek Cooking School and Culinary Tours offer extraordinary, unforgettable travel experiences in one of the oldest cultures and cuisines in the Mediterranean. They approach each group of guests as people dealing with other people. Their personal touch and the extensive knowledge they have of Greece’s hidden treasures is what distinguishes
their culinary tours and cooking classes from the packaged-tour, anonymous travel deals that flood the market. They offer
unique village experiences both in their Ikaria classes and their Greek culinary tours, tapping into a network of artisan food and wine producers, home cooks, farmers, beekeepers, passionate academics, nutritionists and others whose knowledge of tradition and history will make your trip one of the richest you have ever participated in.
They offer Culinary tours for recreational cooks and adventurous travelers who enjoy the marriage of food, wine, and culture. Their Culinary tours of Greece are designed specifically for professional groups (some traveling for work credit) with an interest in Mediterranean and Greek cuisine, including dieticians, chefs and restaurateurs, physicians, food journalists, and others. They offer Culinary excursions to wineries and other points of interest around Athens for interested groups, incentive and convention travelers. They have Cooking classes in Ikaria and Athens that emphasize the healthful, accessible, authentic cooking of Greece.
Glorious Greek Kitchen on the island of Ikaria
April 26 – May 2 / June 26 – July 2
July 3 – July 9 / July 10 – July 16
Classes takes place in the ancient village of Agios Dimitris in a gorgeous stone house with a spectacular view of the sea. Students stay in a top accommodations on the beach, which is 10 minutes away. The week begins with a Sunday welcome dinner at sunset. Every day is filled with excursions to local food artisans and island sites.
They usually cook in the afternoon and enjoy dinner in the garden. Each cooking day has a theme, such as Vegetarian Greek, Fearless Phyllo, Meze, Delicious Fish, etc.)
All recipes are designed so that you can make them once you get back home. Diane and Vassili introduce you to Greek wines and spirits, to the cheeses of Greece, to Greece's unique honey varieties, regional olive oils, and much more. The week is as much an immersion in the ancient but timeless food ways of Greece as it is in the country's culture.
They take you to the island's ancient hot springs and to its local village festivals, dates permitting. They keep an organic garden and much of what you will eat is picked that day. Their philosophy is to promote the healthful, flavorful, simple, friendly foods of Greece and to give students plenty of ideas and recipes they can use in their own kitchens.
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Price: $2350 per person, double occupancy.
20% additional for single occupancy
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Glorious Greek Delicious Cyclades
Athens-Naxos-Santorini 8-Day Journey
Dates: April 9 - 16, 2011
The trip starts in cosmopolitan Athens and then moves on to two of the most important and beautiful islands, Naxos and Santorini. You’ll get to know the cuisine and culture of Greece and in particular these two islands in this fabulous programme. Diane and her staff will make sure you feel at home and well-informed by providing background
material on Greek cuisine while showing you Athens and two of the most spectacular islands in Greece, both known for their cuisine as well as awe-inspiring landscapes, amazing beaches and traditional villages.
Price: $3750 per person, double occupancy.
20% additional supplement for singal occupancy
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Glorious Greek - Crete for Food Lovers
Dates: October 1 – 8, 2011
The Glorious Greek “Crete for Food Lovers” tour encompasses history, hands-on and demo cooking classes, wine, honey, and olive oil tastings, discussions on the ancient and contemporary cuisines of Crete, museum and archeological site visits, and contact with the island’s venerable agricultural and village traditions.
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Price: $3750 per person, double occupancy
20% additional supplement for single occupancy.
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Cooking Classes in Athens
AVAILABLE DATES: Every Monday of every month
TIME OF CLASSES: 9.30 a.m. to 12.30
CLASS SIZE: Up to 8 for hands on
MINIMUM ATTENDANCE: 5 students
PRICE/PERSON: 123€ /person (not included: transfer to/from location of cooking class)
Prepare and cook a selection of Greek dishes and a dessert
Then sit down and enjoy your hard work over a leisurely lunch with Diane.
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Helpful Travel Information
For Information about Ikaria see
www.greektravel.com/greekislands/ikaria
For Information about Crete see
www.greecetravel.com/crete
For Information about Santorini see
www.greecetravel.com/santorini
For Information about Naxos see
www.greecetravel.com/naxos
For Information about Athens see
www.athensguide.com