The Greek philosophy of food is simple - make it fresh and serve it with warmth and gusto. This book celebrates the art of all Greek cooking, both old and new, showing how it has been influenced for centuries by history and its neighbours including Turkey, the Middle East and the Balkans. Dishes covered are appetizers such as marinated olives, fried cheeses, peppered dried figs, dips of yoghurt or aubergine and spices. There are delicate lemon broths and hearty soups, grilled and fried fish and shellfish, lamb, pork and game in every guise, and fresh vegetables but running throughout all the recipes are the flavours of Greek cooking - cinnamon, cumin, oregano, rosemary, garlic, olives, nuts and yoghurt.