Cory arrived late Friday to stay with us for a few days. Saturday night we met up with Alec and Debbie at their new discovery, Philoxenia, which means hospitality in Greek. Debbie thought it was "Greeks only" until her friend told her otherwise.I have no pics- sorry. I always forget when I get wrapped up in the food and conversation. But I did find a fellow food reviewer who has pics: http://yearinfood.blogspot.com/2005/07/jul_19.html
Philoxenia is more of a meat place than seafood, different from our usual Greek haunts. B ordered the broiled shrimp- they were not too fresh. Is this becoming a pattern? I got cod croquettes, which were pretty good, in the style of fish n' chips. But not as good as the dishes that got me to have a little meat, and I wasn't even with my family. The Greek sausage came in a dish baked with bacon and an egg cracked into a tomatoey, eggy/creamy sauce. yum. Also, hot grapeleaves/dolmas stuffed with meat and rice, with an eggy sauce, reminding me of my beloved avgolemeno(soup). Nice Greek salad, and the baked feta appetizer- really tasty. Hot cheese usually is.
This is a family-run place, and has a casual environment. But it did get a little crazy(and our service slow) when the place got packed. Finally, the complimentary desssert there is Greek yogurt with giant wine-soaked golden raisins. Sooo good.
The rest of the weekend included getting soaked in the storm, getting cranky at the gift show(I don't have the stamina I used to, which Cory pointed out), and then stressing out as we got detoured by our car-service driver in Brooklyn. Apparently, he thought I said we wanted to go to Ditmas Street, as opposed to Ditmars. But Cory and I got a grand tour of the slums of Brooklyn(scary!) and saw some giant houses near Ditmas Park. I kept saying as we drove, "I don't recognize any of these parts of Brooklyn." Ahh, summer.
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