Advantages: A little piece of Greece in Derby to remind you of holidays Disadvantages: Makes me want to go on holiday when I've visited!
If you are looking for authentic Greek cuisine in pleasant surroundings look no further.
Run by Andreas - who is originally from Cyprus - and Shirley Economides, Stelianas and Saphos (named after the couples two daughters) is the place to go to capture the spirit of Greece and fill up on the delicious foods and wines that you tasted on your holidays.
Derby Evening Telegraph called it a "Greek Secret in the heart of the city" when their undercover reporters tried the food on offer in January 2006.
The restaurant moved from its Blackmiths Yard location early in 2005 and is now located in a beautiful Georgian building on the busy London Road with nearby on-street parking (free after 6pm) and a close by public car park . It is decorated in a tasteful blue and white, evocative of Greek villages with their white houses and blue ...
Advantages: Good for you, tastes nice Disadvantages: Expensive to buy
for the fine flavour and quality of their products, including the prestigious Exposition Universelle de Lyon in 1872.
**** Packaging ****
Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil comes in a sturdy glass bottle with gold screw plastic lid. There is a distinctive olive-green label on the front of the bottle which has an authentic Italian look about it and even bears the signature of the man who founded the company in the 19th century and gave his name to the brand, Filippo Berio. I particularly like the traditional appearance of the bottle, with its leafy designs etched into the surface of the glass. You get the impression that the actual design has changed very little in the 140 years that the company has been going.
**** Appearance & Flavour ****
Being extra virgin olive oil, it is darker than ordinary olive oils. I can only describe it as a deep ...