Athens Unpacked Episode 4 - Feasting and Fasting

Bring your heartiest appetite. In this episode, Sofka takes us food shopping the Athenian way, with two local food writers. Get ready to scour buzzy neighborhood markets and exotic spice-scented streets - and along the way, myth bust the Greek love affair with meat; tuck into Athens’ booming “world cuisine” scene; and meet the Greek superfood served at every taverna in town. Finally, we’ll take a nose dive into the heady aromas of Athens and explore the uniquely Greek approach to fasting. “You can always trust a Greek to turn a fast into a feast,” says Sofka Zinovieff in this fourth episode, devoted to the Greek capital’s most enticing perfumes and flavors.

Bestselling writer and former anthropologist, Sofka Zinovieff, embarks on a quest to uncover the true essence of her adopted home, in all its layers and mysteries. Discover how Athenians feel about their own architecture, how tragedy and trauma have flavored the city’s cuisine, why Athens has always been a “15-minute city”, and much, much more.