Flavors of the Mediterranean: Greece
A hands-on cooking class culminating in a dinner served with a glass of wine.
Our resident French chef Zoe McLaughlin spent the summer in Greece, enjoying all the best the Mediterranean diet has to offer! Feeling inspired by her recent travels, this menu showcases her roots in French cooking and the influences of her travels through Greece.
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Tzatziki — Greek Yogurt, Cucumber & Herbs
Melitzanosalata — Roasted Eggplant Salad
Elliniki Salata —Tomato, Feta, Cucumber & Caper Salad
Kalamos — Fried Calamari & Aioli
Mydia — Mussels & Clams with Summer Tomatoes, Basil, Ouzo & Aromatics
Giaourti Mélii — Yogurt & Honey
Zoé McLaughlin was born in Paris and raised in San Francisco. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and worked in restaurants in France while she wrote and published her first cookbook – a collection of family recipes influenced by her multicultural upbringing. She now lives in San Francisco, where she works in the non-profit culinary world and hosts online cooking demonstrations. She has a passion for bringing together the diverse flavors and culinary traditions of the Bay Area with the time tested techniques of classical French cooking