AT TABLE

My Greek night

Choose the atmosphere, set the number of guests and make a menu an entire evening. With recipes, music, table ideas and words to use together.

A contemporary Greek table
A contemporary Greek table · AI illustration

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AN EVENING TO SHARE

An evening in the village square

A full dish from the oven, a fresh first bite and small cheese pasties. You don't have to stand in the kitchen all the time: give the table time.

Previous

Ντάκος →

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Main course

Χανιώτικο μπουρέκι →

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A small valve

Καλιτσούνια →

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The rhythm of your evening

  1. Earlier in the day: read the three recipes; make the dough and the filling for the pasties.
  2. More than two hours in advance: start with burerki. Also calculate time for the pre-baking and resting.
  3. During the oven time: bake the pasties on an appropriate separate oven moment; cover the table.
  4. Just before dinner: make daboos so that the rusks still have structure. Serve the pasties as savoury closing.

That's how you set the table.

Use a quiet tablecloth and several small plates. Put the bread on a shelf, but keep space for the oven dish. A branch of mint in a small vase connects the table with the menu.

The sound of the evening

Start with an instrumental piece, let the music stand soft during dinner and choose a song together afterwards.

Cretan music →Coffee for closure →

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The long Sunday table

Tzatziki to start with, moussaka in the middle and rice pudding in bowls. A familiar combination for an evening that can run quietly.

Before and by

Classic tzatziki →

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Main course

Moussaka →

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Dessert

Rizogalo · creamy rice pudding →

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The rhythm of your evening

  1. Earlier on the day: cook the rice pudding and let cool cover; keep refrigerated.
  2. About two hours in advance: start the moussaka; prepared vegetables, meatloaf and top layer according to the recipe.
  3. While baking: make tzatziki and let the flavors come together in a refrigerator.
  4. Before dinner: leave moussaka to rest. Serve the pudding only after the main corridor.

That's how you set the table.

Work with one large bowl and small bowls instead of lots of decoration. Write the three courses on a ticket. Place a watercarf on both ends of a long table.

The sound of the evening

Read the listen story first. Choose a quiet opening and save a more exuberant song for the coffee.

Rebetiko & laïko →Coffee for closure →

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The green island table

Fava, lemon chickpeas and briam give legumes and vegetables all the space. Three bowls to share, with their own rhythm and different structures.

First scale

Fava

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Warm main dish

Revithia lemonata · lemon chickpeas →

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Vegetable scale

Briam · vegetables from the oven →

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The rhythm of your evening

  1. About two hours in advance: read the recipes and cut the vegetables for briam.
  2. Start with briam: it has the longest oven time. In the meantime make the fa.
  3. Half an hour in advance: stew the chickpeas with lemon; check the cooking of the vegetables.
  4. At the table: serve fava in a small portion, with warm chickpeas and briam to share.

That's how you set the table.

Place the three bowls in different places so everyone can brag. Use shallow bowls for fava and small spoons for the oil. A herbal branch next to the menu is enough.

The sound of the evening

Choose some instrumental pieces from the guide in advance. Let silence between the pieces: the conversations belong to the evening.

An instrumental listening path →Coffee for closure →

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From meze to coffee

A simple warm chickpea dish with tzatziki, followed by baklava and a long coffee moment. The sweet closure makes you spacious in advance.

Fresh

Classic tzatziki →

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Main course

Revithia lemonata · lemon chickpeas →

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By the coffee

Baklava · Filogiebak with walnuts →

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The rhythm of your evening

  1. At least four hours in advance: make baklava according to the recipe; the syrup should be able to withdraw. The previous day can also.
  2. One hour in advance: make tzatziki and put away refrigerated. Read the coffee guide and prepare the cups.
  3. Half an hour in advance: make the lemon chickpeas. Serve with the fresh tzatziki.
  4. After the meal: cut small pieces of baklava and make coffee according to the coffee guide.

That's how you set the table.

First cover for the meal. Do not put the coffee cups down until the last hallway, together with small pieces of baklava and glass water. Thus, the character of the table changes without new decoration.

The sound of the evening

Explore the song stories and choose a song together for the closing. Open the listen links themselves; nothing plays automatically.

An evening with Despina Vandi →Coffee for closure →

Four phrases for the table

Καλώς ήρθατε!Kalós írthate · Welcome!

Καλή όρεξη!Kalí órexi · Enjoy your meal!

Στην υγειά μας!Stin yiá mas · To our health!

Ευχαριστώ πολύ.Efcharistó polí · Thank you very much.

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