The Lesbos Spirit | My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas

[@lees5073]

I love this series. I have learned so much about Greek cooking and culture.

[@SuperPromethee]

Wow! I got this place's legend 🎉❤🎉

[@jamesallison4875]

I appreciate your content and find a lot of inspiration for my own cooking. Thank you.

[@hildamondonedo7317]

❤❤❤

[@barbarachappuis766]

Splendid!

[@Frederic1406]

I am surprised by the huge number of deaths you mention, 2 million Greeks from Asia Minor, I have never read a out such a large amount of casualties in other sources.

[@terjebergstrom6038]

❤❤❤🤗😁🥰💖💖💖

[@joesmith7427]

Melonzona, aberzene, eggplant

[@firatcim]

Diane, I’ve been following your writing and now the series you created on here. As a Turkish cook with family in Greece, my aim is to grow my knowledge and repertoire of the cuisine, which I see as a bridge to mend the strife affecting our countries and move toward a more cordial, amicable relationship. After all, hatred never ceases by hatred alone. This said, I must correct you on a few statements you make on this episode. Firstly, Greek forces invaded the Aegean Turkey after WW1 not to liberate the Greek diaspora, but to take over the land. Ottoman Empire was partitioned by the Allied Forces and the Aegean was thrown Greece’s way like one would throw a bone to a beloved house dog. This ended in a massive defense from the Turkish side. Not only the Greeks were expelled but also the Allied Forces were forced to retreat. As a result, there were many casualties on both sides. I am among those who mourn the disappearance of Greek Turks from Modern Turkey but one has to reckon with the history. As a Turkish American, I feel the same about the decimation of the Native Americans and the horrors of slavery. You also look over to Turkey from Lesvos and make a dismissive comment like, “Asian Minor, now so called Turkey,” which I take to be a sort of laying claim on the land. Isn’t it like claiming ownership of İstanbul or of many dishes from Turkish cuisine, like Baklava or Turkish coffee? I know about the Western world’s disdain against the Ottoman Empire, trying to write off its importance in history, its contributions, culinary or otherwise. I’m not here to apologize for the atrocities committed by the big empires of the world, Turkish, British, etc. Let us not forget the greedy colonialism of Britain, Spain, France, Portugal and the resulting wars and suffering still plaguing our world. Having looked at your bio, I can tell you come from the staunchly conservative East Coast Greek American community and have also written for the right wing Ta Nea. Perhaps, the people who sponsor your series are also those who subscribe to nationalistic pursuits. I have always agreed with Samuel Johnson who said, “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” I urge you to think about what you want to accomplish with this series. To settle tired old, trite grudges, or in the spirit of Philotimo, represent the beauty of Greece, its glorious foods and wonderful, fun loving people?

[@a1971-d6d]

The only thing you need to do next, is to accept the LORD JESUS CHRIST as your savior. John 3:16 Context 13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

[@kapouranisrassi8530]

The Papoutsaki 🫶🏻 🙂