You.GreekReporter.com » Canada http://you.greekreporter.com You are the reporter! BETA Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:56:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Born in Stone http://you.greekreporter.com/2012/01/14/born-in-stone/ http://you.greekreporter.com/2012/01/14/born-in-stone/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:26:22 +0000 alkeme888 http://you.greekreporter.com/?p=1703 Algis Kemezys
Item price: Art Work and Story
Location: Montreal

Description:
Stone is the primordial and most prevalent medium of the human race. It was the original material of habitation in caves and stone huts and the substance that gave shape to our greatest monuments and places of worship. Everyday-stone eventually gave way to the refinement and elegance of marble, and the ever-presence and durability of granite, but stone is stone and it has served humanity in all its quests including the artistic. There are shapes and spirits in stone, there are gods and heroes and common folk and ideas and poetry in stone; it can be claimed that all that is dear and all that is feared in every aspect of the human experience begins in stone and can be expressed by variously manipulating it, carving it, shaping it, taming it, building with it, but never totally conquering it because it is more powerful and all-encompassing even than the infinite capacity of the human mind.

Stone is alive, seething with images and idols impatient to be discovered and come forth, to inform and enhance our intellect, to enrich our lives, to remind us that somewhere in the depths of our misspent lives there is a quality that is irreproachable and pure and all-powerful.

Stone is an endless source of inspiration, because its possibilities are without limit; they are eternal. Something that is carved in stone or constructed from stone will live forever; it will in some fashion, in at least some fragmentary way, survive for millennia to proclaim to all future generations of irascible, fragile, ephemeral humankind that something nobler and more permanent than our loftiest aspirations lives all around us if only we were able for a moment to forgo our petty concerns and look around us in search of the divine.

Images:
Born in Stone Born in Stone Born in Stone Born in Stone Born in Stone Born in Stone Born in Stone ]]> http://you.greekreporter.com/2012/01/14/born-in-stone/feed/ 0 Mortar & Pestle …a short movie http://you.greekreporter.com/2011/07/08/mortar-pestle-a-short-movie/ http://you.greekreporter.com/2011/07/08/mortar-pestle-a-short-movie/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:33:55 +0000 alkeme888 http://you.greekreporter.com/?p=1644 Algis Kemezys
Item price: News
Location: Montreal

Description:
Mortar & Pestle a short film has just been finished by Byron Ayanoglu and Algis Kemezys . Filmed in Canada and Greece, it is a short film looking for a Producer who will take the movie to another level and make it into a feature. Byron& Algis are Partners in the company BAK Productions and this is our third film made in Greece. Previously it was a documentary called Mimetoliths and then another documentary called Masterclass with Walter Lassally Oscar winning cinematographer for the film Zorba The Greek.

Mortar & Pestle Synopsis:

“I’ve just been laid-off. Well… fired!” declares our hero, depressed and unhappy.

Lucky for him his Greek-Canadian wife packs him off to Greece to find his Kefi and spend time with her relatives, and discover that happiness is but a state-of-mind. He has two excellent meals, he visits ancient sites, and has a mystical experience with an ancient god. He dances in a field of wild-flowers, and he eventually finds a mysterious mortar & pestle that is meant to cure all his ills. Does he really regain his joie de vivre? Possibly. But he certainly remembers to greet his everyday concerns with a big smile and a ready-for-anything attitude.

Images:
Mortar & Pestle …a short movie Mortar & Pestle …a short movie Mortar & Pestle …a short movie ]]> http://you.greekreporter.com/2011/07/08/mortar-pestle-a-short-movie/feed/ 0 Summer the Magic Blanket http://you.greekreporter.com/2011/05/21/summer-the-magic-blanket/ http://you.greekreporter.com/2011/05/21/summer-the-magic-blanket/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 05:24:29 +0000 litsa http://you.greekreporter.com/?p=1629 Litsa Bolontzakis
Item price: News
Location: Montreal

Description:
Litsa Bolontzakis is very happy to announce that the Season’s books are ready.
Brilliant work,with the amazing illustrations of award winner illustrator Daniela Zekina.
The Season’s through the eyes of a young child set in the magical land of Greece.
Valuable lessons we learn from the 4 season’s,like, LOVE,RATIENCE,,GENEROCITY.

Summer the Magic Blanket

Autumn the In Between Season

Winter a Season for Chestnuts

Spring Trees in Bloom

Let’s give our young ones a break from all the monsters and the evil spirits, help them experience the magic of the Seasons.

Images:
Summer the Magic Blanket Summer the Magic Blanket Summer the Magic Blanket Summer the Magic Blanket ]]> http://you.greekreporter.com/2011/05/21/summer-the-magic-blanket/feed/ 0 Edo Montreal http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/12/22/edo-montreal/ http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/12/22/edo-montreal/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:17 +0000 Anastasios Papapostolou http://you.greekreporter.com/?p=591 Litsa Bolontzakis
Item price: Announcement
Location: Montreal

Description:
Litsa Bolontzakis,Author of “Take the taste of Greece with you” and “Boukia Boukia” 2 wonderful books about Greek cooking and entertaining is very Happy to announce that she is a part of Edo Montreal the TV program that focuses on the life of the Greek community of Montreal.
A delightful Hour full of excitement and useful information.
Entertaining with Litsa,at Edo Montreal,Sundays at 6:30 and Tuesdays at 2:00

Images:
Edo Montreal ]]> http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/12/22/edo-montreal/feed/ 0 Gourmand Award for Take the Taste of Greece with you Cook book http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/09/06/gourmand-award-for-take-the-taste-of-greece-with-you-cook-book/ http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/09/06/gourmand-award-for-take-the-taste-of-greece-with-you-cook-book/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:12:10 +0000 Anastasios Papapostolou http://you.greekreporter.com/?p=393 Litsa Bolontzakis
Item price: News
Location: Montreal

Description:
Publications Hummingbird International is very happy to announce that our book Take the Taste of Greece with you is best in the world according to the Gourmand world cook book awards held in Paris July 1st 2009.
This our 2ND award 1st being best in Canada.
The awards where held in Paris July 1st 2009.
A grand affair hosted by Mr. Edouard Cointreau at the very famous Comedie Francaise theatre in Paris.
A great honor indeed and an unexpected pleasure.
Litsa Bolontzakis

Http://greek-taste.com

Images:
Gourmand Award for Take the Taste of Greece with you Cook book ]]> http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/09/06/gourmand-award-for-take-the-taste-of-greece-with-you-cook-book/feed/ 0 A Conversation with Michael Psilakis http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/07/11/a-conversation-with-michael-psilakis/ http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/07/11/a-conversation-with-michael-psilakis/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:01:22 +0000 Anastasios Papapostolou http://you.greekreporter.com/?p=324 Peter Minakis
Item price: Interview
Location: Toronto

Description:
The first time I saw or heard of Michael Psilakis is when he appeared on Iron Chef America vs. Cat Cora. Michael Psilakis is part-owner and chef of Kefi and Anthos, both located in Manhattan.

I had the pleasure of dining at Kefi last year when I visited New York and I was proud as a Greek when he cooked for President Obama and family on the occasion of Greek Independence Day.

I was fortunate to secure an interview with Michael recently and our chat went to over an hour! Michael and I discuss the recent opening of Eos, a Greek-inspired restaurant in Miami.

CLICK for the interview

Michael and I have a wonderful conversation about his ventures, Greek food be it traditional or contemporary, the ingredients in Greek cooking, his approach to menus, growing up Greek in America, his memories of cooking in the White House, his future plans and his thoughts on where Greek cuisine is going.

With the interview clocking in at over an hour, I’ve decided to give you installments of the conversation.

From listening to my chat with Michael, you immediately detect his passion as a Greek and ultimately for Greek cuisine. I do hope you enjoy my chat with Michael Psilakis as much as I did. He’s is truly inspired and he’s definitely become a person I greatly admire.

Written by Peter Minakis on June 26th, 2009

Images:
A Conversation with Michael Psilakis ]]> http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/07/11/a-conversation-with-michael-psilakis/feed/ 1 Greek Community of Toronto and the Theater Nefeli present The Suitcase http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/02/01/greek-community-of-toronto-and-the-theater-nefeli-present-the-suitcase/ http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/02/01/greek-community-of-toronto-and-the-theater-nefeli-present-the-suitcase/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:20:56 +0000 http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/02/01/greek-community-of-toronto-and-the-theater-nefeli-present-the-suitcase/ Ted
Item price: event
Location: Toronto

Description:
The Greek community of Toronto and the theater group Nefeli will be presenting the play The Suitcase, I Balitsa at the Polymenakeion Cultural Center in Toronto. Please check website below for a listing of showings.

Friday, January 23, 2009 7:30 PM to
Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:30 PM

Images:
Greek Community of Toronto and the Theater Nefeli present The Suitcase ]]> http://you.greekreporter.com/2009/02/01/greek-community-of-toronto-and-the-theater-nefeli-present-the-suitcase/feed/ 0