19 May - 27 July
Various venues throughout Melbourne

Flavours of Greece will take you on a journey through all that is magic about Greek cuisine.

From the modern to traditional, regional to local, you will have the opportunity to visit Melbourne’s leading Greek restaurants and eateries for a grand culinary adventure.

Enjoy the finest in contemporary Greek food, regional Greek food traditions and Iconic Greek beverages over a six week period.

You will also be able to explore a distinctive Greek food shopping experience, test your knowledge of Greek food and cuisine and revel in the joys of ouzo and mezedes. More

The rustic food of Messinia
Stalactites

Tuesday July 13, 7 pm

Dimitra Melios presents food from Messinia, the home of Kalamata olives. The region in the south west corner of the Peloponnese is renowned for its rustic food prepared with fresh garden vegetables, tomato sauces perfumed with cinnamon and generous amounts of locally produced extra virgin olive oil. Dimitra Melios will lovingly prepare three courses of home style Messinian cooking. The food will be matched with microbrewed Craft Beer from Greece.

Stalactites
177/183 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Cost $60 (inc. beverages)
Bookings 9663 3316

The food of Aphrodite’s island: modern Cypriot food
Hellenic Republic

Tuesday July 27, 7 pm

The traditional cuisine of Cyprus - the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite - reflects its place at the heart of the Eastern Mediterranean. Its traditional foods such as kolokasi, ravioles, koupepia, pastourma and shamisi - reflect a myriad of influences from north, south, east and west. Hellenic Republic's Travis McCauley will showcase the rich diversity of the traditional cuisine of Cyprus in a night which promises grand Levantine delights.

Hellenic Republic
434 Lygon St, Brunswick East

Cost $95 (inc. beverages)
Bookings 9381 1222