When to visit Mykonos: May or August
The same island, three very different seasons. What changes between May, high summer and early October, and what it means for planning dinner.
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Mykonos Dress Code for Dinner
The mykonos dress code for an evening out, explained plainly: what people actually wear to dinner in Chora, and what to leave at the hotel.
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Freddo Espresso: Greece's Iced Coffee
Freddo espresso is Greece's iced coffee of choice. Here is what it is, how it differs from a freddo cappuccino, and how to order one on Mykonos.
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Where to Eat in Mykonos Town: an evening guide
One good food day in Chora, hour by hour: breakfast on the water, lunch on the beach or in town, sunset, dinner and a last drink.
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Kopanisti: the cheese Mykonos made
Kopanisti cheese is Mykonos' own: soft, salty and peppery from fermentation rather than pepper. What it is, why it tastes like that, and how to eat it.
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A short guide to Greek wine
A Greek wine guide for people who order from island lists: the six grapes worth knowing, what they taste like, and what to drink them with.
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Slow-cooked Greek lamb, explained
Slow cooked Greek lamb, from kleftiko baked in a sealed pit to a twelve-hour modern version: why long heat works and what to order it with.
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What Greeks mean by pita
Greek pita is not one thing. The word covers flatbread and pie, and knowing which is which changes how you read a Greek menu.
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Aegean fish: what to order
Aegean fish explained: which species you will actually meet, wild against farmed, how Greeks cook them, and how to order fish sold by the kilo.
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Greek desserts beyond baklava
A guide to Greek desserts: baklava, galaktoboureko, loukoumades and the spoon sweets nobody warns you about. What each is and when to order it.
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Kritharaki: Greece's orzo
Kritharaki, the Greek orzo shaped like barley, is pasta that behaves like rice. What it is, how giouvetsi works, and why kitchens cook it like risotto.
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Eating vegetarian in Greece
Vegetarian Greek food is older than the label. Why the fasting tradition left a whole vegan cuisine behind, what to order, and what to ask about.
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