Kataifi balls topped with pistachio on a serving platter - Karetnikava Lizaveta/Shutterstock The world of Middle Eastern desserts is wide, varied, and oh-so-delicious. Honey cakes, tahini-based halva, ...

LOWELL — Koulourakia, kataifi, kourembietha and finikia are sitting pretty behind the glass at Olympos Bakery. A sample plate is laid out for customers and after one bite, it’s no longer all Greek to ...

Whether you spell it phyllo, filo, or fillo, the word means "leaf" in Greek. This unleavened pastry dough is one of the flakiest, crispiest, most dramatic ingredients you can keep in your freezer — ...

Dearborn, Michigan bakery Shatila boasts the slogan “Sweets from the Middle East, from the heart of the Midwest,” fitting since it provides baklava, kashta, ma’amoul, and more to nearly every corner ...

More than the taste of knafeh, Maya Fezzani remembers the movement of her grandmother’s hands making the traditional Middle Eastern dessert. Growing up in Lebanon and Syria, she’d watch her ...

It happens every year. It typically starts with a gyro and fries, appropriately eaten curbside while admiring the dancing and watching the crowd descending onto Columbia’s Greek Festival. I then enter ...

In my youth, I can remember thinking that making a cheesecake was very difficult. My friend, Ralph Engel, who taught English at North Dakota State University, was a wonderful cook and his cheesecakes ...

We had already crunched our way through a brief stint of savory alongside our Turkish tea at Blue Amphora when, not surprisingly, I felt an urge to stretch my legs. The borek was rich, but not overly ...

Here in the San Fernando Valley, we sure do love our mini-malls. This is not to say that mini-malls are not a significant part of life throughout Southern California. But there are streets in the ...

Chris’s Charcoal Pit, 1946 West St., Annapolis; www.chrischarcoalpit.com, 410/266-5200. Greek. An Annapolis institution for more than 30 years, Chris’s has never changed the heart of its menu. The ...