This blog has been neglected, and it has other things besides Greek festivals, but anyhoo...
Food, dancing, entertainment and America's most famous person of Greek descent Tom Hanks! Special guest star, Thanos Petrelis.
Saint Sophia Cathedral.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
2012 Camarillo Greek Festival: Photos and extended coverage.
Top: A costumed team sets out on the mud run.
2nd: Running through the mud.
3rd: A refrigerator sports festival stickers dating back to 1999.
4th: Artist's conception of the new St. Demetrios.
5th: The current church as it stands today.
Bottom: Dancers start to pack the floor as The Olympians dig in.
All of the above pictures were taken on Saturday, the second day of the festival. It began with a tie-in event, a mud run.
Of course, there are festival menu items to report. The chicken dinner was fantastic, as were the gyros. Even the snow cones were great.
For those of you still wondering, Opa Dude was back for this festival, though his image was only used as part of the social networking efforts.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Camarillo Greek Festival
Keftethes: This meatball dish comes with traditional flatbread and a yogurt dressing with cucumbers. The meatballs have lots of seasoning. It's fantastic.
Galaktoboureko: This tasted ok, but the texture was off. I suppose you have to eat it right after it's made. It's made fresh every day, but I had it at the end of the day. The moisture from the custard had dampened the once flaky layers of dough.
Souvlaki: This pork dinner is excellent. It comes with Greek green beans, rice pilaf, pita bread, a dinner roll and a salad.
Saganaki: Flaming sheep cheese! What a great highlight! Sheep cheese is one of the great Mediterranean diet items. It tastes great and has too many health benefits to mention.
The entertainment was great as usual, though I missed the dance troupes. The Olympians are as hard-driving as ever, playing much longer than their advertised, scheduled sets. Yesterday, I heard bass lines from "Louie, Louie" and "Smoke on the Water." Olympians, if you're reading this, follow your impulses and cut loose for a few minutes.
Galaktoboureko: This tasted ok, but the texture was off. I suppose you have to eat it right after it's made. It's made fresh every day, but I had it at the end of the day. The moisture from the custard had dampened the once flaky layers of dough.
Souvlaki: This pork dinner is excellent. It comes with Greek green beans, rice pilaf, pita bread, a dinner roll and a salad.
Saganaki: Flaming sheep cheese! What a great highlight! Sheep cheese is one of the great Mediterranean diet items. It tastes great and has too many health benefits to mention.
The entertainment was great as usual, though I missed the dance troupes. The Olympians are as hard-driving as ever, playing much longer than their advertised, scheduled sets. Yesterday, I heard bass lines from "Louie, Louie" and "Smoke on the Water." Olympians, if you're reading this, follow your impulses and cut loose for a few minutes.
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