As goes Greek cuisine, so goes the Greek economy

by Diane Kochilas

Washington Post
June 12, 2010

The largest-circulation daily paper in Greece, Ta Nea, recently did away with its restaurant reviews, which had been assiduously written week after week for almost 20 years by this professional diner. Athenians are feeling the crisis acutely -- and many have lost their appetite for spending on what, until recently, was a favorite pastime: eating out (in largely overpriced restaurants).

It occurred to me upon hearing the news that I, like the rest of the country, would be going on a much-needed diet and that the Athens food scene has reflected Greek society and its changes over the past two decades.

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