Cake

Dozens of bakers join forces for giant New Year's cake

The western Athens suburb of Peristeri is hoping to break a record this year, presenting a 5-ton "vassilopita" at its annual New Year's event on Tuesday afternoon on the main square outside City Hall.

The traditional cake will stretch across an area of more than 300 square meters and will contain over 200 tokens corresponding to small gifts in its 35,000 pieces.

French troubles: Clarifying a Butter Shortage

An interesting article about the “Butter shortage” in France:

I knew the French consumed a lot of butter — as a Franco-American reporter in The Times’s Paris bureau covering France, I’m one of them. I settled here after years spent abroad as a Foreign Service brat, and I’ve developed quite a taste for the salted variety.

Brunch for mothers

For May 14 Mother's Day, Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul has prepared a surprise for mothers with a delightful brunch accompanied by live piano music and also a fun cake decoration class for the kids. 

Connect Coffee Mornings | Athens | April 12 & 19

The Anglican Church in Greece will be holding two Community Connect coffee mornings in Athens this month. Besides coffee, cake and conversation, the events include the sale of books, DVDs and CDs, handmade greetings cards, good-as-new clothing and homemade preserves, while used postage stamps and plastic bottle tops will be collected for the benefit of charities.

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