Join renowned American author and journalist Joan Nathan as she hosts a dinner with Algaia Kremezi for the nation’s capital launch of her new book Mediterranean Vegetarian Feasts. Guests will dine on dishes featured in Kremezi’s new cookbook, created by guest chef Alexander Zeppos, The dinner menu will be paired with Greek wines from Importer Sotiris Bafitis of Oenos Import & Distribution.
The dinner menu will consist of a mostly vegetarian Mediterranean Thanksgiving theme of Pepper & Walnut Spread; Nettle Soup with morels and other wild mushrooms served with homemade flat bread with dried figs, spicy cheese and rosemary; Sautéed Olives with carrots braised in orange and olive oil; Quince stuffed with wheat berries, walnuts and raisins, and wood-fired grilled fresh catch of the day. For dessert guests can anticipate Yogurt mousse with pumpkin preserves and Cypriot tahini-cinnamon-walnut buns with lemon syrup.
Aglaia Kremezi is the author of The Foods of Greece (Stewart, Tabori, and Chang), The Foods of the Greek Islands, and Mediterranean Hot and Spicy, among other cookbooks. She blogs for the Atlantic Monthly and writes for Saveur, the BBC Good Food magazine, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Los Angeles Times, and other European and American publications. Her blog, Aglaia’s Table (www.aglaiakremezi.com), chronicles food and life on the Greek island of Kea, where she lives and often teaches cooking to lucky travelers.
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