Happy Easter to everyone who loves Greek cuisine.

Today is Greek (or Orthodox) Easter and I've been celebrating it for close to 50 years. Myself and a lot of my friends migrated from Detroit to New York in and around 1980. Detroit had a thriving Greek town and we would frequent a small restaurant called "The International". The owner "Gus" and I became friends and he showed me how to make some dishes and I bought a Greek cook book in 1971 - I still reference it today. So today We invited friends over and I made:


Spanakopita
Lamb Kofta
String beans
Orzo

It is a labor of love, but one I'm willing to do for such a meal.