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A Kleftiko Coup + Other Best British Bites

March 29, 2010

The Greek dish called Kleftiko – basically lamb shoulder or shank braised in white wine, stock and herbs – is one of my favourite creations of all time. It originated with bandidos who cooked it under the ground so no one would know their whereabouts as they prepared dinner while leading a life of crime in the Greek countryside.

For a long time, I was convinced that the best version of this dish was the one at Lemonia: a wondrous Greek restaurant near my mother’s Primrose Hill home in London, England.

However, on my most recent trip to visit her earlier this year, I found a rendition that surpassed even this delectable creation. Believe it or not, the ultimate Kleftiko (admittedly I haven’t sleuthed it yet in North America) is to be had at Retsina, a family-run Greek eatery in the same vicinity as Lemonia and one I discovered when it was a finalist on Gordon Ramsay’s TV search for top neighbourhood dining spots. Read more…

Filed Under: London, Sleuthing, Story Tagged With: back alley, bandidos, braised, deep fried calamari, doughnuts, gordon ramsay, greek countryside, greek restaurant, lamb shoulder, life of crime, london england, mock turtle, primrose hill, s tv, scones, turtle cafe, tv search, vegetarian restaurant, white wine, wine stock

Good Munching in Montreal

November 8, 2007

My brother Eric and I were both born in Montreal. We didn’t live there long as the wanderings of our academic parents began soon after, taking us to Halifax, Nova Scotia, followed by London, England, where we spent 15 years and then back to Canada in the late ’60s.

Still, that lovely city of my birth has always loomed large, partly because, as children, we regularly made summer visits there to see both sets of grandparents, crossing the Atlantic several times by ocean liner (not a good memory) and because my dad would sometimes talk about growing up in that city’s famous Jewish neighbourhood now called Mile End or The Main. Read more…

Filed Under: Foodies, Jewish, Montreal, Restaurant, restaurant reviews Tagged With: deli, greek restaurant, Montreal

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Marion Kane, Food Sleuth®

Marion Kane has been a leader in the world of food journalism for a few decades. She is an intrepid populist whose work combines social commentary with a consuming passion for all things culinary. For 18 years, she was food editor/columnist for Canada's largest newspaper: the Toronto Star. She lives in Toronto's colourful Kensington Market and is currently a free-wheeling freelance food sleuth®, podcaster, writer and cook.

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