30th Annual Greek Food Festival | Vancouver | October 19-21 at Schema : more than ethnic

30th Annual Greek Food Festival | Vancouver | October 19-21

If you go to cultural festivals primarily for the food (and let's be honest, who doesn't?), then you'll want to set aside a day or two (or three) this October 19 to 21 to attend the HELLENIC COMMUNITY'S 30th ANNUAL GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL. For 3 days, Vancouver's Hellenic Community Centre will be transformed to feature a dining room, taverna, bakery, and kafenio (cafe), all designed to give you a real taste (pun intended) of what Greek culture is all about.

GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL | Fri-Sun, Oct 19 - 21, 2007 |
4500 Arbutus Street (Corner of Arbutus and Valley Drive), Vancouver
Fri, Oct 19 / 5 pm - 11 pm
Sat, Oct 20 / noon - 11 pm
Sun, Oct 21 / noon - 10 pm
E-mail: hellenic@telus.net

MORE: For menus, entertainment info, and tempting pics of featured entrees, visit
www.helleniccommunity.org.

Come hungry - lunch and dinner entrees go for $12 and $14 respectively, and feature your choice of roast lamb, half a roasted lemon chicken, moussaka, spanakopita, or salmon plaki (available on Friday only), served with vegetables, rice, potatoes, Greek salad, tzatziki, bread, dessert, and coffee or tea.

If these aren’t enough to stuff you silly, then the over 25,000 desserts and pastries prepared specially for the event should do the trick. These can be purchased from both the bakery and the kafenio, where the Greek Coffee and loukoumades (Greek donuts) make for delicious alternatives to typical Starbucks and Tim Hortons fare.

If you’re up for some less calorie-inducing entertainment, then dance performances, church tours, live music, and an agora full of shopping fun are available for you to take in the sights and sounds of Greek culture. But don’t feel inclined to partake if these activities aren’t your thing – after all, this is a food festival.

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