“We were waiting for Madame Hortense today so that she could join us in celebrating the resurrection. We had roasted lamb on the spit, had prepared stuffed lamb intestines as an appetizer, and spread a white sheet on the sand, and had dyed some eggs. Zorba and I, half in jest, half with emotion, hadContinue reading “RKS Literature: Zorba the Greek: Thoughts on Madame Hortense”
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Italian Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Looks for A Sparkling Good Deal
The Penniless Pensioner or PP as we all know him isn’t exactly penniless. In fact he’s filthy rich and a bit of a rebel. He can afford 1982 Chateau LeSnob but looks for a deal and sometimes I think it is to aggravate his wine snob friends. If you have been reading his autobiography latelyContinue reading “Italian Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Looks for A Sparkling Good Deal”
RKS Literature: The Biggest Sin for Zorba!
“Because you young Greek, whoever has the chance of sleeping with a woman and does not sleep with her commits a great sin. If a woman calls you to her bed and you do not go, your soul is destroyed! That woman will sigh at the moment of God’s great judgement and that sigh ofContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Biggest Sin for Zorba!”
RKS 2023 Television: Season Two of “Yukon Harvest”: Episode 203: “Pay it Forward”
In Episode 203 of “Yukon Harvest”, “Pay it Forward” Scott Unger from the Métis Nation travels to Mayo in the Canadian Yukon to hunt for caribou with Brian “Wojo” Wojciechowski who runs a substantial guide business for fishers and hunters in the Yukon for some 20 years. Wojo at 65 is ready to retire andContinue reading “RKS 2023 Television: Season Two of “Yukon Harvest”: Episode 203: “Pay it Forward””
RKS 2023 Wine: Greek Assyrtiko from the Peloponnese
It is thought by many the top of the Greek Assyrtiko pyramid is the island of Santorini. But the price of Santorini Assyrtiko is beyond the budget of many. So we scale down the pyramid to an Assyrtiko from the Peloponnese. Aroma: Citrus, guava with a tiny streak of pineapple. Palate: Lemon, lemon curdContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Greek Assyrtiko from the Peloponnese”
RKS 2023 Wine: For All You Pour Souls Stuck on California Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa this. Sonoma that. Lake District? Mendocino? Caught in the California Cabernet Sauvignon factory or possibly propaganda machine? What about British Columbia? What about Ontario? For that matter what about the rest of the world? Washington State can produce some top-quality Cabernet Sauvignon. Is this Intrinsic Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon one of them? Wild label.Continue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: For All You Pour Souls Stuck on California Cabernet Sauvignon”
RKS 2023 Television: Season Two of “Yukon Harvest”: Episode 202: Yegwúp (To Grow Strong)
In Episode 202 of “Yukon Harvest” we continue to follow Ed Jensen a British Columbian aboriginal guide and hunter as he travels to the Yukon in search of bagging a Bull Moose for himself and his young protégé Evan. The theme of hunting with respect and reverence for the animal and its spirit continues. ThereContinue reading “RKS 2023 Television: Season Two of “Yukon Harvest”: Episode 202: Yegwúp (To Grow Strong)”
RKS 2023 Television: Season Two of “Yukon Harvest” Episode 201 “Yegwúp” Part 1
As a Canadian reviewer of documentaries, I will admit I was getting worn down and forlorn over a seemingly endless stream of depressing documentaries on Canadian aboriginal life. Alcoholism, drug abuse, poor housing, officially mismanaged salmon fisheries including a proliferation of salmon farms destroying aboriginal fish stocks and of course residential schools. These stories mustContinue reading “RKS 2023 Television: Season Two of “Yukon Harvest” Episode 201 “Yegwúp” Part 1”
RKS 2023 Wine: Campanian Memories! A Campanian Aglianico
In 2019 I received an invitation from the Italian Trade Commission in Toronto for a June press trip to Naples. It was mostly wine but there was a trip for a few of us to Pompeii and a walking tour of Naples. What a way to fall in love with Naples and then extend myContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Campanian Memories! A Campanian Aglianico”
RKS 2023 Film: Vancouver Greek Film Festival: “Days and Nights of Demetra K”: Bordello Madam!
The second annual Vancouver Greek Film Festival (VGFF) runs from 1-4 June 2023. It presents an eclectic offering of contemporary and classic Greek cinema. This year the Festival kicks off a calendar of events organized by The Hellenic Canadian Congress of British Columbia during Greek Heritage Month which culminates in “Greek Day on Broadway” oneContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Vancouver Greek Film Festival: “Days and Nights of Demetra K”: Bordello Madam!”
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