MY BIG FAT FUNNY LIFE

Raised in Athens on strong coffee and mysterious recipes,
I spent 30 years in the U.S. learning irony the hard way.

Now I write funny, heartfelt stories about Greek life,
everyday absurdities, and the little moments that stay with you.

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Stop Asking for Lettuce in Your Greek Salad
Start with this

Stop Asking for Lettuce in Your Greek Salad

Greek food doesn’t just feed you. It slowly teaches you. It teaches you that sharing is mandatory, menus are suggestions, house wine may be someone’s cousin, and dessert is less a choice than a gentle inevitability. So before you arrive and accidentally ask for lettuce in your horiatiki — village salad, not “Greek” salad (you’re in Greece, not Astoria) — or coffee before your meal, allow me to present a small field guide.

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