Trip Highlights:
Chef Host: Chef Ana Sortun, Oleana and Sofra Restaurants, Cambridge, MA
Expert Host: Ronni Baer, Curator, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Cooking class and lunch by Chef Ana at the American Farm School
- Wine tasting by Kir Yianni Winery
- Guided food and cultural tour of Thessaloniki
- Winery visit with tasting and viewing of 3,000 corkscrew collection
- Visit to Women’s Agricultural Cooperative of St. Anthony for a demonstration and tasting of traditional dishes
- Tour and tasting at the American Farm School
- Visit to two of Thessaloniki’s world class museums, with a presentation by Ronni Baer
- Greek music and dancing
- Night stroll in Athens with tastings of food and wine
- Food walking tour of Athens, with a visit to the Central Market
- Tour of the spectacular Acropolis Museum and visit to the Acropolis
- Ferry ride to the island of Kea, and a cooking class with Chef Ana and cookbook author Aglaia Kremezi, followed by lunch in Aglaia’s garden
- Choice of ceramics class, cooking class or museum visit on final day
- Lunches and dinners together that highlight all the best traditional products from Greece
