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...real” Rabbi Hazan. The ceremony was particularly meaningful that night because miles away in Mumbai, Pakistan-based terrorists were holding a Chabad Rabbi and his wife hostage. Several weeks later, on our second to last day in Rome, my gourmand roommate and I ate at La Taverna del Ghetto. There I introduced her to Rome’s famous Jewish dish of fried artichokes, Carciofi Alla Giudia. As we left the restaurant, two middle-aged Englishmen approached us. They asked about the restaurant. My roommate described our meal passionately, detailing the history, preparation, and complex flavors of each...
...American businessman, traveling in India when the planes struck the towers, made his way back to the U.S. the following week as quickly as he could. That meant hopscotching across the Middle East, stopping in Athens overnight to change planes. He spent the evening having supper in a local taverna. No one else in the restaurant spoke English, but when the owner realized he had an American in the house just two nights after 9/11, he asked his guest to stand up, face the other diners and listen to a toast...
...served with kritharaki, the tear-shaped Greek pasta, and chunks of feta. kokoretsi You need guts to eat this, and guts to make it - specifically, sheep's intestines stuffed with diced offal. Kokoretsi is a mainstay of tavern menus, particularly those along the Vlachika, a famous strip of butchers' tavernas, in the bustling district of Vari on Athens ' southern outskirts. The offal is wrapped in intestines and roasted on a spit. Slivers of meat are then sliced off as appetizers. If you have the stomach for it, try the dish at the traditional Tsolias taverna on 45 Varis Boulevard...
...part of the Cyclades, a tiny cluster of islands beloved by the Greeks but often left off tourist itineraries. Separated by a slim waterway from its sister island, Kato Koufonissi is virtually uninhabited. But the cognoscenti swear by its crystal-clear waters, coarse sand, craggy coves and the single taverna that serves up savory Greek dishes. Blue Star Ferries run trips to Ano Koufonissi three times a week from Piraeus. Don't expect luxurious accommodation on the island, but there are clean and quaint pensions like Akrogiali, tel: (30-228) 507 1685, near the harbor. PORTO KATSIKI, LEFKADA According...
Sophomore Courtney Bergman, Harvard’s highest ranked player at No. 31 in the nation, easily outpaced USF’s Fabiana Taverna in a 6-0, 6-1 win. Classmate and No. 64 Susanna Lingman followed suit with a 6-1, 6-0 victory in second singles...