I’ve recently had my chef hat tightly screwed on in the kitchen working on my **NEW MENU**. Just as much as ever, I’ve been focussing on the highest quality ingredients, whilst maintaining Hungry Donkey’s organic and sustainable ethos. When the weather has been this good, what better than summery Greek food to match these…
So I know you’re probably all done with Easter, but over here we’re not! Let me tell you a bit about what a typical Greek Orthodox Easter weekend looks like… Spit-roasted lamb, but also goat, take centre stage, with whole villages and towns spit-roasting hundreds of lambs on every street, and then sharing the…
If you’re feeling a civilised but fun Saturday evening, sharing a chinwag with some close friends over dinner with some prime traditional Greek entertainment, then look no further than my Spitalfields establishment. This Saturday 10th February, I am bringing in Greek rebetiko/entechno group, Peran music, to kick off the very first in my Acoustic…
Huzzah, it’s Greek Carnival season a.k.a. my favourite time of year! Not only because it’s the time of year that the entire Greek community comes out to celebrate together in a Mardi Gras style, but also for ‘Burnt Thursday’ – a day devoted entirely to devouring as much meat as possible before Lent commences. We…
How are those New Year’s Resolutions coming along? Are you showing 2018 who’s boss or have you let it slip by the wayside hoping nobody was looking? Either way, I’ve got plenty of detoxing happening right here in the heart of Spitalfields at your favourite Greek restaurant in London. Greek food is notoriously healthy,…
Christmas is my favourite time of year, whether I’m in London or the motherland. I love everything that the Greek festive season stands for, so I thought I would share some of my favourite traditions with you. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… lots of naughty goblins. Kallikantzaroi come…
Greek Easter is a very special celebration full of local customs, colourful traditions and plenty of delicious food! Preparations begin on Holy Thursday, where Easter bread is baked (Tsoureki), and continue through to Easter Monday. Often Greek Easter dates fall differently to Easter here in the UK, but this year they fall over the same…
We will once again be celebrating the Greek day of Tsiknopempti on 16th February serving up our spit-roasted ‘pay by the kilo’ souvlas for groups to share with a selection of traditional sides to enjoy – yum! Tsiknopempti is the Thursday during Greek Mardi Gras marking the beginning of the last weekend that observant Greek…
Whilst we’ve always catered well for our vegetarian and vegan friends, this year we’ve decided to put a big focus on expanding that side of our offering. We’ve launched our new seasonal menu full to the brim of veggie and vegan options, I’ve listed a few of my favourite’s below: Breakfast Greek Omelette (eggs, peppers,…
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