My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas

Mushrooms and their health-promoting benefits are the focus of this episode taking us on a journey through Greek forests, to an Athenian restaurant whose chef is a master with mushrooms and onto a conversation with the renowned Dr.

At a local yogurt purveyor in Athens, Diane enjoys a true Greek classic: thick, tart Greek yogurt with honey, great for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Almost 100 years ago, Greeks from the shores of Asia Minor, present-day Turkey, emigrated en masse into Greece, inundating areas, among them the port of Piraeus and environs, forever changing both the flavors and music of their adopted homeland.

Almost 100 years ago, Greeks from the shores of Asia Minor, present-day Turkey, emigrated en masse into Greece, inundating areas, among them the port of Piraeus and environs, forever changing both the flavors and music of their adopted homeland.

Diane has tea with Dr. Theoklis Zaoutis, a fellow Ikarian and former head of Greece's Ministry of Public Health, and they discuss the health benefits of probiotic foods for gut health.

Almost 100 years ago, Greeks from the shores of Asia Minor, present-day Turkey, emigrated en masse into Greece, inundating areas, among them the port of Piraeus and environs, forever changing both the flavors and music of their adopted homeland.

Kalimera!

Kalimera!

From rustic tavernas to elegant fine dining, beans play a starring role in Greek cuisine.

Kalimera!

Nothing speaks more to Greek cuisine and to Greece itself than the image of traditional fishing boats plying the waters of a crystal-clear blue sea.

Nothing speaks more to Greek cuisine and to Greece itself than the image of traditional fishing boats plying the waters of a crystal-clear blue sea.

Nothing speaks more to Greek cuisine and to Greece itself than the image of traditional fishing boats plying the waters of a crystal-clear blue sea.

In Greece, they say you can learn to cook, but you're born to grill.

In Greece, they say you can learn to cook, but you're born to grill.

In Greece, they say you can learn to cook, but you're born to grill.

Greek food is by nature the ultimate comfort food thanks to the wealth of rustic home cooking that defines the cuisine.

Greek food is by nature the ultimate comfort food thanks to the wealth of rustic home cooking that defines the cuisine.

Greek food is by nature the ultimate comfort food thanks to the wealth of rustic home cooking that defines the cuisine.

At a seaside tavern along the Attica Coast, Diane is enjoying a typical summer meal: an array of vibrant, robust mezedes and the wine most appropriate to pair with them, retsina.

At a seaside tavern along the Attica Coast, Diane is enjoying a typical summer meal: an array of vibrant, robust mezedes and the wine most appropriate to pair with them, retsina.