Gardens of Salonica Traditional and modern Greek cuisine

We couldn't resist sharing this: the Kleftiko just before "stage 3" the lamb shoulder has been seared, has been braised, now en, papelotte, ready for it's closed environment finish...find the accompanying vegetables: eggplant, okra, fava bean, sun choke, red bell, feta, thyme, marjoram, rosemary...it's all there. And the sum total exceeds its parts!

Don't want to commit your week long anticipated Gardens' entree for a All-Natural Lamb Gyro? Then try the Lamb Gyro appetizer....succulent shavings of spice rubbed, vertically skewered lamb served with quarters of fire grilled pita and Tzatziki.

Plan your escape. Why Winter when you can dream! Anna & Besse of Schilling Travel together with former travelers will assuage all your anxieties about travel overseas and traveling to Greece particularly. May & Sept are selected because they are low tourists months with less crowding. May is abundant with flowers and the famous blood red poppies. September is wine festival month and is off season. Both months have wonderful, dry, sunny, temperate weather and swimming in turmoline seas is the stuff of dreams.

With Guest Presenter, Bonnie Fournier, Girl Photographer of the Smooch Project: the effort to gather 10,000 images from around the world to support the cultivation of Peace, Kindness, Generosity, Compassion, Forgiveness and Joy within Human Hearts throughout the world. Fournier will start off the pre-Valentine Season describing her challenges & successes, favorite anecdotes and images of the project thus far. Anna will cook up a four-course, wine-paired, family-style dinner of new recipes and our guests will experience civilized and inspired dining as it was meant to be!

It was a golden celebration in more than one sense: with sun pouring in the front windows, John & Sara joined by Calder continued their five year tradition of celebrating their same day birthdays. What did they eat?

For all of January, our 21is Anniversary month, order a bottle of extra dry Korbel at $21 per bottle!

Forget Cosco, Sams Club and all those big box stores! For your New Year Celebrations get Boughatsa from the source! Gardens of Salonica, Home of Boughatsa Inc! Bake them off in a cold oven on an ungreased pan. In 30 minutes you will have golden puffs stuffed with Spinach Feta, Roasted Peppers, Feta & Calamata Olives and Mushrooms & Kefalotyri cheese. Regularly $24, for 6 of each variety, now just $18. Happy Seasonings from us to you!

You never know who's going to stop by at the Gardens! Today, a nearly full house was treated to Santa and Christmas Carol's lunch stop. The lively chatter dropped to a whisper when Santa was spied, and true to his generous nature, stopped at each table and greeted our customers. Santa seemed to be on a running theme from suit to menu: red, red, red...beets, roasted red bell peppers topped off with a Baklava sundae.