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Ancient  Greek Dinner in Olive Grove

Ancient Greek Food Tour 

Mariana will tell you all about ancient Greek gastronomy before serving a fantastic 4-course spread. Her menu is based on extensive research of archaeological data and Athenaeus' Deipnosophistai (Banquet Of The Learned) which is an early 3rd-century AD Greek work. Inspired by ancient Greek recipes, this dinner combines complex sweet and spicy flavors to entice more adventurous palates. This is an educational and delicious experience!

Dining in Ancient Crete

Educational and delicious!

Learn about Ancient Greek recipes & cooking processes

Wine and digestif included with the 4-course meal

Neolithic flatbread

A playful interpretation of Minoan cuisine. 

Lentils

The bread is  baked in a replica of an ancient portable oven. 

A variety of dips served with bread.

First Course

Sweet and sour pork

Main Course

This dessert dates back to the Roman period. It is made with nuts, seeds, spices and honey

Gastrin

Byzantine flavored wine

Dessert Course 

Ancient Greek Cooking Class in Olive Grove

The Ancient Art of Making Bread & Cheese

Greek

Spanish

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

English

French

Hebrew

Italian

I am an experimental food archaeologist-food historian, who recreates Greek historical recipes using ancient or modern techniques for spectacular food events.

In 2009 I founded  'Greek Culinary History & Cooking Adventures' to create interactive, edible experiences that bring historical Greek gastronomy to life through synesthesia (union of the senses) as well as explore the relationship between art and food. 

My work takes many forms, including pop-up dinners, experiments, lectures, historic cooking courses, edible installations, and food walking tours. On the walking tours, we do not only eat, we also explore the tales behind the foods and the preparation of each food item. 

I am the author of a Gourmand award-winning cookbook, The Language of Taste, which is a dictionary (in Gr.) of the history and culture of Greek food and the founder and organizer of the biennial Symposia of Greek Gastronomy (conference).

Dining in Ancient Crete

Other experiences by Mariana

Cooking classes

Cooking classes

Dinner

Food walk