Chef Maria Loi harnesses the power of nature's sweetest gift, honey. She travels to Strovies of Kissamos, in the mountains of Crete, to join Fragiskos Stathakis at his honey farm. While in Crete's capital city, Chania, Maria pays a visit to Yiannis Vranas at his traditional bakery, where he gives her a taste of Bougatsa (Custard Pie), Pita Kolokythi me Myzithra (Zucchini Pie), and Ryzogalo (Rice Pudding). Back in New York, Chef Loi makes a luscious Melopita, a show-stopping Greek Honey Cheesecake. Then her friend, Dr. Katherine Fleming, stops by the kitchen to make a traditional Ryzogalo (Rice Pudding).
Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 106
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THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS critic, hosted by critically acclaimed chef Maria Loi, shares thousands of years of knowledge baked into Mediterranean cuisine as she takes viewers island hopping across Greece and serves up the secret to making some of the region's most classic dishes.
From the Athens rooftop of the historic Hotel Grande Bretagne that overlooks the Acropolis, to a boat moored in the Aegean sea just off Naxos island, to a mushroom farm on Evia island, Maria gives viewers a personal tour of her home country as only Maria knows how to do.
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