This weekend is St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral's 29th Annual Greek festival.
I left New York and it's diversified cultures years ago. I miss being able to find just about any ethnic food nearby. While Miami does have many different cultures and I love it here, one has to travel a lot farther in Miami to find certain things. I am looking forward to this weekend's Greek festival and being able to buy some good baklava, a flaky pastry made of phyllo dough, nuts, honey and sugar. Another favorite, although a similar version can easily be made at home, is horiatiki, or the traditional Greek salad made with feta cheese, black olives, chopped cucumbers, onions and tomatoes. My mouth waters just typing this.
There will be many other Greek foods and pastries available. In addition to food, there will be cooking demonstrations by some of the local Greek establishments, cathedral tours, a children's dance demonstration and a musical performance by the duo Sasha. The event traditionally attracts roughly 7,000 people. Mmmmm.... can't wait!
When: 11:00AM - 11:00PM Friday - Sunday 2/23-2/25/07
Where: St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2401 SW Third Avenue, Miami, FL
Admission: $5 for adults. Children under 12 free.
Info: 305-854-2922
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Chris and I just started watching what I eat this week. (I refuse to call it a D-I-E-T). I'm hoping I can just stick with the salad. yeah, right.
Isn't there a large Greek community on the gulf coast? I remember reading about the Greek settlers in one of the tourist magazines before I moved to Florida.
Maggie, I don't know. I do know that Florida real estate license law precludes me from discussing that. :)