Every drop of this dressing is the essence of Greek cuisine : the aroma of oregano, the tartness of lemon, the pungency of garlic, a little honey - like a ray of sunshine, and, of course, extra virgin olive oil , thick, golden, real. I often cook it in Corfu - in a hurry, when summer calls to the table under a tree. It goes with everything: with salads, with bread, with fried vegetables. But most importantly, it unites tastes , like the Greeks unite their family at dinner.

Sometimes all of Greece fits into a single baking dish. Pastitsio is the dish that appears on the table when the family gathers, voices hum, and the sunny island breeze blows outside the windows. This is not just a recipe - it is a tradition passed down with warmth, oil, spices and time. And today in the Aegean Notebooks - this is exactly the case. We are preparing pastitsio as they do in Corfu, with real olive oil, which comes from a small farm with a view of the sea. 🫒 W

Warm taste of summer in Greek cuisine Today, Aegean Notebooks is a flavor that is hard to put into words: fresh tomatoes , generously drizzled with extra virgin olive oil , with a slight tartness of thyme , warmed in the oven until lightly caramelized. A real pleasure in simplicity. This recipe comes from those days when the Corfu sun is already setting towards the horizon and the kitchen smells of sweet tomatoes, herbs and tart greens... Ingredients: 450 g cherry or grap

From the "Notebook of Taste" | Aegean Notebooks Sometimes, to truly understand a place, you just need to... eat with its people. In Corfu, I didn't go to a restaurant, I went to a house. A house with a view of olive groves, with an ancient press, with the aroma of focaccia coming out of the oven like a warm embrace. I was met by Yorgos, not just the owner, but the keeper of the island's taste. We went to the market together: we tried cheese straight from the counter, inhaled

Sometimes a place captivates you not because of its sights, but because of the way the air sounds there. Afionas is one of these villages. It stands on a green hill above the Ionian Sea, overlooking two beaches at once: Agios Georgios and Arillas. But the main thing is not the panorama. The main thing is the peace. When you walk along the narrow streets between the white houses and the blazing bougainvilleas, you are not "looking around." You are returning. Ancient olive tree

If Corfu is an island of light, then Doukades is its shadow. Soft, warm, subdued. The one you want to enter to exhale. Where is it: The village is hidden in the green hills of northwest Corfu, not far from Paleokastritsa. There are no beaches here, no tourist streets, but a different Greece – the one that lives on the veranda, in shorts, with a cup of coffee. Why come here: – To walk along cobbled streets where houses are over a hundred years old, and every stone seems like