Ellada – Giorti – Gefseis

Fancy discovering delicacies from all over Greece and having a fun-day for all the family? This event is not to be missed!

Ellada-Giorti-Gefseis, liberaly translated “Greece-Festival-Flavours” is a multi-level festival which aims at turning the spotlight on Greek alimentary products with certified quality as their shared characteristics. It is organized by Athinorama, the only Athens city guide since 1976.

It will take place in HELEXPO Exhibition Centre, Kifissias Avenue, Maroussi between the 5th and the 7th of December. The venue has been chosen for its convenient location, ease of access and parking facilities.

Ellada-Giorti-Gefseis, has claimed its place as the most original, qualitative food festival in Greece. Triggered by the demand of both visitors and exhibitors, it is hosted twice each year: The spring event in Technopolis, Gazi, is a celebration where quality Greek culinary scene meets intellectual culture through a wide range of happenings (music, street theatre, artistic interventions etc). The winter event, held before Christmas, comes at the time when most consumers seek to bring the best to their festive tables. Ellada-Giorti-Gefseis Christmas 2014 is the fourth event in the series.

Only producers whose products have been tried and approved by the expert tasting team of www.athinoramaumami.gr and are considered adequate in terms of quality and entitled to participate in the festival.

In the forthcoming event, 120 top quality producers from all over the country will present their wares for the discerning visitor to taste and buy: traditional and creative deserts, cheeses, cured meat, wines, liqueurs, local beers, roe, mushrooms, aromatic vinegars, smoked and marinated fish, herbs, dried and fresh fruit, salts, spices, honey, jams and marmalades, chocolate, coffee, pasta – to name but a few!

Parallel activities

Parallel activities contribute to a lively event. They include:

• Tastings with original subjects (“Taste Labs”)
• Seminars (“Master of Tradition”)
• Cooking master-classes by famous chefs

Detailed programme

Taste Labs

8€/person

Friday 5/12
17:00 “Don’t drink your wine in the wrong glass”, C. Lazarakis, Master of Wine
19:30 Kopanisti, the Greek equivalent of Roquefort. Various flavour styles and drink pairings. D. Antonopoulos/ journalist, Helias Mamalakis/food editor, D. Rousounelos/ Mykonos Gastronomy Club

Saturday 6/12
12:00 Wines in a box of surprising quality: A. Tsakiris/oenologist
14:30 Which cheese with which honey and which jam, D. Antonopoulos and H. Mamalakis
17:00 Truffle secrets, Th. Tsichlaki/journalist, Hector Botrini, chef
19:30 Vertical wine tasting of the famous wine of Drama “Techni Alypias”, G. Loukas, master sommelier

Sunday 7/12
12:00 Greek microbrewery beers and harmony with selected cheeses and cured meats, Ch. Siomos, master sommelier
14:30 Exceptional sweet wines of Greece and harmonious matches with sweet and savoury options, Th. Tsichlaki
17:00 Greek Dream Team – a choice of the best Greek delicatessen, D. Antonopoulos and Th. Tsichlaki
19:30 Vertical wine tasting of Katsaros Estate (Olympus), A. Tsakiris

Master of Tradition

8€/person

Friday 5/12
17:00 The… exotic meats of Greece: ewe, two-tooth and billy goat, G. Tsiligiris of Telemachos Grill Club
19:30 Correct the most common errors in confectionary, G. Galis, chef pâtissier, Cookery Club

Saturday 6/12
12:00 Original cooking with Kopanisti cheese, G. Venieris, chef (Mykonos), A. Zarpa, chef (Tinos), B. Provis, chef (Mykonos).
14:30 Pavlova plays with Diples and Courambiedes, Efi Gialoussi, chef
17:00 All about chestnuts, Dina Nikolaou, chef (Skai TV)
19:30 Original gourmet vinegars with fruit and herbs, Eleni Psychouli, journalist – Chef in the air (Skai TV), and A. Birtsa (confectioner, Halkida)

Sunday 7/12
12:00 The supremacy of the ancient Greek black pig, Dimitri Scarmoutsos, chef
14:30 Agia Irini’s street food in the festival
17:00 …Bearing Gifts… - unusual constructions with biscuits, E. Papacharalambous (“Evita Loves Cakes”)
19:30 All Chocolate!, E. Vardakastanis, chef pâtissier, Tudor Hall, King George

Cooking Classes

12€/person

Friday 5/12
17:00 Giannis Loukakos chef “Psomi & Alati”. Soups: Warmth and Charm of a Festive Dinner
19:30 Asterios Koustoudis, chef GB Roof Garden – Grande Bretagne. Traditional Christmas from Salonica

Saturday 6/12
12:00 Christophoros Peskias and Christos Manoussopoulos chefs “Π Box”. The easiest and most delicious bread in the world !
14:30 Nikos Pouliassis, chef “Koukoumavlos” Santorini. Baroque Christmas
17:00 Kostas Tsigas chef “Vespa Rossa”. The secret for a gourmet turkey
19:30 Dimitri Scarmoutsos, chef “Ergon”. Old Festive Greece

Sunday 7/12
12:00 Olivier Campanha, chef F+W by Olivier Campanha. Festive game fowl
14:30 Ector Botrini, chef “Etrusco” and “Botrini’s”. Cooking with leftovers : how not to waste anything after a feast.
17:00 Lefteris Lazarou, chef “Varoulko”. Celebrate in… bio
19:30 Dionysis Alertas, chef patissier “Ivoire Patisserie”. The secrets of successful Macarons

Buy your tickets at:
www.viva.gr, 11876, Public, Παπασωτηρίου, Seven Spots, Ιανός, Reload Stores or call: 2107450257

Gastronomy in the festival

Restaurant: Winner of Gold Toques D’Or chef Sotiris Evangelou, suggests festive greek tapas for just 1,5€ per small serving. Relax and enjoy greek gastronomy at its best with your friends.

Pastry Shop: Take a coffee break, sampling the best cakes that pastry shop Venetis has to offer.

Children in the festival: Bring your children along! In our specially organized playground, they will play, learn and cook guided by the team of the renowned chef Yiannis Baxevanis.

Tickets / Opening Hours

Tickets:
6€ (including a glass for the tastings).
3-day ticket at 10€ (children under 12 years free of charge).
Exclusively for Athinorama Club members: 2 people at the price of one ticket, by display of Athinorama Club card at the ticket desks.
Special conditions apply for foreigners in Greece. If interested, contact [email protected] to make arrangements.

Buy your tickets at:
www.viva.gr, 11876, Public, Παπασωτηρίου, Seven Spots, Ιανός, Reload Stores or call: 2107450257

Opening Hours:
Friday 5/12: 16:00 - 21:00 pm
Saturday 6/12: 10:00 am - 21:00 pm
Sunday 7/12: 10:00 am - 21:00 pm

General info

Organisers: Desmi Ekdotiki, apart from being the publishers of Athinorama, the only Athens guide since 1976, have also established the “Toques d’Or” (Golden Caps) – Greek Gastronomy Awards (1992) as well as the Audience Theatre Awards (1999).

The festival is held under the auspices of the Municipality of Amarousion, the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food and the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises.