Try my easy recipe for these sweet, buttery, moreish Christmas shortbreads December’s here again, and that means it’s time to get in the kitchen and make these wonderfully seasonal...
It’s been a long wait, but the latest Greek island mystery is now available! A Crime Novel Stuffed with Red Herrings… The Gifts of Poseidon features – of course –...
It’s no surprise to any reader of this blog (or to any reader of the Greek Detective books) that I’m a huge fan of Greek island food. A large part of the pleasure of travel in Greece...
When you think of the Greek islands, Alonissos doesn’t come immediately to mind, which suits me just fine. I love Greece somewhat off-the-beaten-track, and Alonissos certainly takes a proper...
My plan for this week’s blog was to write more about Rick Stein in Greece and the wonderful Greek food he cooked up on the island of Symi. But today’s view from his kitchen window isn’t...
I’ve been following BBC’s wonderful foodie series From Venice to Istanbul and rejoicing because Rick Stein was in Greece cooking his recipes, specifically in a beautiful kitchen (with a view...
I haven’t been blogging for a while. With all Greece’s problems, it seemed somehow fatuous to me, writing pretty pieces about a country going through such tough times and...
Season’s Greetings & Kala Kristouyenna! It’s amazing to me the festive season has rolled around so fast – it seems such a short time since I was blogging about my visit to...
I have a surprise for you – the first-ever Greek Detective short story is available on Kindle from today! I’m asked almost daily when the next Hermes book will hit the bookshop...
I’ve been thinking about a long-term return to Greece next year. There can be no doubt about it: yours truly is feeling homesick. I didn’t get to Greece this summer, so I’m missing...
