Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 As Athens makes its final preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games taking place in August, the first kosher restaurant in over 50 years is to open to cater for the many thousands of Jewish people coming to the Greek capital. Chabad of Athens is establishing a Kosher restaurant that will also serve as a Jewish information centre, with volunteers available to answer questions and cater to the diverse needs of tourists. The Kol Tuv Glatt Kosher restaurant is located within central Athens and will offer Greek and Mediterranean cuisine as well as international specialties. Kul Tuv is also the first kosher restaurant to open in Athens since the Second World War. Among the dishes are moussaka (eggplant casserole), pastitsio (baked pasta with bechamel) and souvlaki (meat brochettes). " Keeping kosher is not just about the foods one does or does not eat, " said Rabbi Mendel Hendel who oversees the Chabad . " But about a disciplined way of life that creates community, strengthens identity, and ultimately lends itself to richer involvement in the greater experience of living Jewish. When people are away from friends, family, and the community that serve to affirm their identity. It's keeping kosher that helps them maintain a Jewish identity, no matter their surroundings. " More information http://www.kosherathens.com/ Gabriella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 THIS IS VERY COOL!!!!! Gabriella <gabriella_kapsaski wrote:As Athens makes its final preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games taking place in August, the first kosher restaurant in over 50 years is to open to cater for the many thousands of Jewish people coming to the Greek capital. Chabad of Athens is establishing a Kosher restaurant that will also serve as a Jewish information centre, with volunteers available to answer questions and cater to the diverse needs of tourists. The Kol Tuv Glatt Kosher restaurant is located within central Athens and will offer Greek and Mediterranean cuisine as well as international specialties. Kul Tuv is also the first kosher restaurant to open in Athens since the Second World War. Among the dishes are moussaka (eggplant casserole), pastitsio (baked pasta with bechamel) and souvlaki (meat brochettes). " Keeping kosher is not just about the foods one does or does not eat, " said Rabbi Mendel Hendel who oversees the Chabad . " But about a disciplined way of life that creates community, strengthens identity, and ultimately lends itself to richer involvement in the greater experience of living Jewish. When people are away from friends, family, and the community that serve to affirm their identity. It's keeping kosher that helps them maintain a Jewish identity, no matter their surroundings. " More information http://www.kosherathens.com/ Gabriella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 At 14:43 06/08/04, you wrote: >As Athens makes its final preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games taking >place in August, the first kosher restaurant in over 50 years is to open >to cater for the many thousands of Jewish people coming to the Greek capital. It's about time!! When my husband and I were in Athens 2 years ago, there was next to *no* kosher food available. Had we been staying any longer, we would have been on a fruit-only diet! Brandel in Jerusalem Ask me about my soon-to-be-published vegetarian freezer e-cookbook... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 BS " D Here is a link to food for future referance. It might be an idea to pack it in case of emergencies.... http://www.labriutemeals.com/index.htm wrote: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:01:07 +0200 " Brandel D. Falk " Re: Kosher Olympics At 14:43 06/08/04, you wrote: >As Athens makes its final preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games taking >place in August, the first kosher restaurant in over 50 years is to open >to cater for the many thousands of Jewish people coming to the Greek capital. It's about time!! When my husband and I were in Athens 2 years ago, there was next to *no* kosher food available. Had we been staying any longer, we would have been on a fruit-only diet! Brandel in Jerusalem Ask me about my soon-to-be-published vegetarian freezer e-cookbook... ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 This can be a problem, Brandel, I know. Although in Mediterranean countries, there is always a choice of vegetables and cheese and yoghurt based dishes. And since everything is actually made with olive oil, the danger of running into animal fat is rather seldom. (Not like in Britain, where nobody tells you the fried eggs are usually made in lard - yuk!) The best thing abroad is maybe contacting the local Rabbi before arriving, because even in places where there is no kosher restaurant, there are places that are either owned by Jewish people or where you can at least eat being told what is on your plate. I found it always very helpful to go to vegetarian or better, vegan restaurants, and stay away from places, that serve only mostly tourists.By the way, there is a hotel in Athens owned by a Jewish family, and all the parties and gatherings by the Jewish community take place there.If anyone wants the address, please contact me (although these days, it is probably booked out) Gabriella , " Brandel D. Falk " <ImaBDF@i...> wrote: >> It's about time!! When my husband and I were in Athens 2 years ago, > there was next to *no* kosher food available. Had we been staying any > longer, we would have been on a fruit-only diet! > > Brandel in Jerusalem > > Ask me about my soon-to-be-published vegetarian freezer e- cookbook... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Yes, you are right! When you don't know a place and the language, it is hard to get around! Maybe one should start a network, where Jews all over the world support visitors coming to their country and provide information where to eat, what to eat, where to stay and how to get along, providing also online information about local products, restaurants and who will open his/her door. Almost everyone has internet now, so, this should after all not be possible. Let me think about that - it shouldn't be so difficult to get many people from different countries involved in that. Hm, and after the article on Greece I posted before...Greece won't be on the list of the most favourable countries to be visited anyway. But when you look at them...(talking about the Greek Orthodox- Christian Church), it is viewing the deepest and darkest middle ages! Don't want to go too deep into that, but it is frightening what power the church still has there and how they pop up at all events, how deep they are involved in politics - exactly as I said, middle ages and dark times! And seeing the footnote of your message, Brandel, yes, I am asking about your soon-to-be-published vegetarian freezer e-cookbook. Gabriella , " Brandel D. Falk " <ImaBDF@i...> wrote: > At 14:31 13/08/04, you wrote: fat is rather seldom. > > There is still the question of the dishes and kitchen > utensils. There are additives that are from animal sources. The cheeses > may have animal rennet. Many yogurts have gelatin in them. And, as > visitors, we have no (easy) way to find out in advance what the labelling > laws are in foreign countries, either! > Ask me about my soon-to-be-published vegetarian freezer e- cookbook... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 At 14:31 13/08/04, you wrote: >This can be a problem, Brandel, I know. Although in Mediterranean >countries, there is always a choice of vegetables and cheese and yoghurt >based dishes. >And since everything is actually made with olive oil, the danger of >running into animal fat is rather seldom. There is still the question of the dishes and kitchen utensils. There are additives that are from animal sources. The cheeses may have animal rennet. Many yogurts have gelatin in them. And, as visitors, we have no (easy) way to find out in advance what the labelling laws are in foreign countries, either! >The best thing abroad is maybe contacting the local Rabbi before arriving, >because even in places where there is no kosher restaurant, there are >places that are either owned by Jewish people or where you can at least >eat being told what is on your plate. We did this. We had the list of kosher foods available and where to buy them. Very few were available. We also had the phone number of a kosher food delivery service. There was no mention anywhere we saw that the place was closed in August!! >I found it always very helpful to go to vegetarian or better, vegan >restaurants, and stay away from places, that serve only mostly tourists.By >the way, there is a hotel in Athens owned by a Jewish family, and all the >parties and gatherings by the Jewish community take place there.If anyone >wants the address, please contact me (although these days, it is probably >booked out) We were also limited in terms of hotels in that my husband had to be near his conference (not to mention price!!). We *did* manage, but barely... Brandel in Jerusalem Ask me about my soon-to-be-published vegetarian freezer e-cookbook... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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