GREEK Food & Wine NOVEMBER 17, 2018 The National Herald T H D E L N A AT ER www.thenationalherald.com IONAL H 2 GREEK FOOD &WINE 2018 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 GREEK FOOD &WINE 2018 3 GREEK ISLANDS Fresh Fish - Quality Traditional Cuisine Come in, your friends are already here! Celebrate with your family and friends SPECIAL in our festive and warm candle lit PARTY Greek Islands setting PACKAGES PRIVATE PARTIES, CATERING, INTIMATE AFFAIRS Happy Thanksgiving Please call for reservations and join us Τηλ .: ( 718) 279-5922 • www.georgesgreekislands.com b a 25 3-17 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck, NY 11363 From Cross Island one mile East on Northern Boulevard. From LIE Exit 32N (Little Neck PKWY Exit) 4 GREEK FOOD &WINE 2018 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 The National Herald Another Year of Great A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Greek Food and Wine reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest to the Greek American community of the United States of America. By Eleni Sakellis Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris elcome once again to The National Assistant to Publisher, Advertising WHerald’s Greek Food Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos & Wine issue! It has certainly been an extraordinary year in 37-10 30th Str LIC, NY 11101-2614 food and wine. If nothing Tel: (718) 784-5255 • Fax: (718) 472-0510 • e-mail: else, we hope you and yours [email protected] enjoyed the many opportunities to taste and Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece discover the flavors of Greece Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598 whether at the many wonderful restaurants that Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776 were featured in our pages, at e-mail: [email protected] the impressive 64th Annual Summer Fancy Food Show presented by the Specialty Food Association (SFA) at the Javits Center in New York with Greece as the featured country, or in Greece, the homeland itself, during summer vacation. Greece was the featured country at this year's Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center in The most dramatic New York, exhibiting many products to share with the U.S. market. development in recent years has undoubtedly been the “discovery” of Greek wines by the Frappe, Orino Greek Honey, Agrino Rice & Pulses, Loux Drinks wider market. The community has always known about Greek refreshments, Filosophy Pies, Sparta EVOO, Papadopoulos wine, more or less, and perhaps many took it for granted, but Cookies, and many others. now it seems that the rest of the world is taking notice finally of “The company has its own distribution network in New York the many excellent wines Greece is producing. and New Jersey, and works with other distribution companies in The community has also always known about Greek food, but major markets such as Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida, and of course, participating in exhibitions like the Summer Fancy California,” he told TNH. Food Show, helps expand the market and helps the economy of Fage USA, Kontos, and Krinos, also exhibited at the event as Greece. Vassilis Tentolouris, owner of the supermarket chain well as Greek and Cypriot companies with wonderful products Mediterranean Foods based in Astoria, described the Summer to share with the U.S. market. “Specialty food industry sales hit Fancy Food Show as “Greek Christmas” and an excellent $140.3 billion in 2017 and growth of specialty foods is far opportunity to promote Greek products and cuisine. outpacing the overall food industry,” said Phil Kafarakis, SFA He told TNH, it is a great opportunity for merchants from president. “We’re seeing new innovations launch every day and America and Greece to get to know each other and to develop enormous interest from every channel, from online to brick-and- professional relationships and partnerships. mortar retail to foodservice. Our members and affiliated “It is one of the world's largest food trade fairs and certainly businesses are passionate about what they do and are driving the largest in the United States. Traders and producers from trends across categories. SFA champions the industry and our dozens of countries meet, exchange ideas and suggestions, and Fancy Food Shows are designed to bring everyone together to create many new business partnerships. We present, as we do network, learn, and conduct critical business.” every year, all of our products to advertise and promote them in Tasting events have also helped expand the market for many the wider market,” Tentolouris said. Greek products, including wines and cheeses and even mastiha. Jason Loumidis of Loumidis Foods, an importer and a partner The health benefits of Greek foods are also gradually becoming Traditional Famous to Greece’s premium brands, was among the exhibitors. He more widely known as well, even if Hippocrates knew about spoke with The National Herald at the Summer Fancy Food them back in ancient times. Show. His company, based in Lyndhurst, NJ presented many of As the holidays approach, when it becomes very easy to Spinach Pie Loukoumades its products with the emphasis on ready-to-eat meals by Palirria, overindulge and derail a healthy eating plan, we hope you recall Olympus Cheese products, and Ioniki baked products, making it the ancient Greek wisdom about moderation, (pan metron even easier to enjoy the flavors of Greece. ariston, everything in moderation) and the quote attributed to Loumidis told TNH, “We have participated in the exhibition the Father of Medicine, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine since 2004, with the main purpose of strengthening the belief be thy food.” that our company with its products, service and people is an It is the perfect time of year to take a moment to reflect on attractive and reliable solution for the needs of restaurants. We what we are thankful for and remember the less fortunate, not also enhance the familiarity of American consumers with the only with writing a check here and there for the usual end-of- quality and flavor of Greek food and beverages and we are part the-year charitable donations, but by actively giving back. With of the effort to expand the popularity of Greek cuisine along all the tragedies and natural disasters this year, there are sadly with other Greek food imports and distribution companies. We many in need and while thoughts and prayers have their place, are ambassadors of the best branded Greek products, both in the in the end, our deeds are what really matter. retail and in the food services.” We hope you enjoy this special issue and we wish you all the Among those products, Papagalos Loumidis Coffee, Nescafe best for the holiday season! FLATBREAD SPECIAL MEDITERRANEAN FOODS DISCOUNTS • Over 50 Varieties of Flatbreads OFFERED TO: • Mediterranean Pastries Communities, • Ethnic Meats & Imported Foods Organizations, Church Festivals and Other Events b a find us on KONTOS FOODS , Inc. | P.O. Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 Tel: 973.278.2800 | Fax: 973.278.7943 /Kontos Foods www.kontos.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 GREEK FOOD &WINE 2018 5 Baking with Zea Flour, Our Favorite Recipes By Eleni Sakellis Many people are looking to eat healthier and substituting some of the processed foods in our diet can be a step in the right direction. Processed foods like those made with the aver - age white flour often lack im - portant nutrients and fiber. Demetra Organics was born out of a desire to promote a healthy, modern lifestyle supported by this unique, highly nutritional staple of Greek agriculture, the ancient Zea wheat. This tradi - tional grain improved the health and well-being of the Greeks for thousands of years. They traded it at local markets, treasured it as a cultural secret and revered it as an ancient symbol of a bountiful harvest. Founded in 2016, Demetra Organics is gathering a growing COurtesY OF DemetrA OrgANiCs community of local farmers in ABOVE LEFT : the fertile Delphi region of Bread made Greece to resurrect the produc - with Zea flour. tion of these nourishing grains for today's consumer market. By ABOVE RIGHT: supporting small farmers, Deme - Scones made tra Organics is dedicated to stim - with Zea flour. ulating the local economy and providing a sustainable way of LEFT: Apple pie life for those who have been hit made with Zea the hardest by the Greek eco - flour. nomic crisis. Homemade bread and grain products are the foun - RIGHT: Demetra dation of Greek culture through Organics the centuries. Fittingly, Demetra products Organics is named after Deme - available in the ter, the Ancient Greek goddess U.S. include of the harvest. hard and soft Demetra Organics offers the flour and U.S. market wholesale orders of handmade pita their exclusive Zea Life-Giving bread. products, namely, hard-Zea flour, perfect for bread making, soft-Zea flour, perfect for pas - tries, as well as Zea pita-bread handmade in Greece. Each unique Zea product is rich in di - etary fiber, B-vitamins, and min - erals, attributed to Greece's re - it in half. Form two loaves, mixture resembles coarse 1 cup Greek yogurt light and fluffy. Add the honey top of cake. Bake in a preheated markable microclimate. Zea round or longer ovals, as you crumbs. In a small bowl, beat • 4 eggs and yogurt and beat until well 350 degree oven for about 40 wheat has just traces of gluten prefer, and place them on a bak - the yogurt, cold water, and egg. • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla combined. Add the eggs one at minutes to an hour depending making it far superior to com - ing sheet to rest for about 10 Add the wet ingredients to the extract a time, beating well after each on the color of the pan and the mon wheat products for those minutes.