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December 31, 2011

ImproV Cafe & Resto

Filed under: Events — Tags: Athens, Cafe, Dining out, Greece, ImproV, Restaurant, Resto, vegan, Volume 10 — dimitra @ 11:36 pm

This is what I’ve been working on during the past month.

ImproV's dining area

Actually during the past months – but with several breaks in between – as we had to go through a lot of stuff in order to finally get our operating license. Anyway, at the moment it looks like we will get it before the end of January! So, yeah… hopefully soon I will be cooking in daily basis from this kitchen.

trying to transform this to my dream kitchen

still needs lots of work... but yeah...

It won’t be that messy. I have put lots of work there and it already looks different. I will post pictures as soon as we will be officially ready.

So, the plan is that Sean and I will start operating a complex under the name Volume 10.

There will be a bar at the ground floor. Then on the first floor there will be a night club and a live stage. Our theme will be rock, of course. We will also be serving premium Czech beers. The ImproV Cafe & Resto, the dining area of this complex, will be located at the ground floor, serving 100% plant based food and variety of beers, smoothies, coffee and tea. Yayyyy for the first pure vegetarian place in Athens.

As a pre-opening party, and to celebrate the Holidays, I organized a vegan dinner party on Christmas Eve. Our place was packed and I was super excited to be cooking a 4 course meal for all these people – that I actually forgot to take pictures. But luckily enough, one of my good friends, Vegan Mama, took some pictures of the place and our guests. Our Christmas Holiday Menu included:

Appetizers

Holiday Mushroom soup
Crostini with white beans and artichoke dip
Mini veggie pot pie

Salads

Green salad with pomegranate seeds, pine-nuts and balsamic agave dressing
Glazed string green beans

Main dish – choice from

Soutzoukakia with rice
Mushrooms giouvetsi
Pinto beans cutlets with creamy mashed potatoes

Dessert – choice from

Cheezecake
Coconut creme brulee
Chocolate pudding pie

Drinks

Santor Wines

Here are some photos from our Christmas party!

I hope we will be ready to open for business before the end of January!

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December 10, 2011

vegan cooking class: mushrooms giouvetsi, artichoke & white bean dip and chocolate peanut butter cups

Filed under: Appetizers,Desserts,Events,Main Dishes — Tags: artichokes, beans, chocolate, cooking class, giouvetsi, mushrooms, nea guinea, orzo, peanut butter, tofu, vegan, white beans — dimitra @ 8:49 pm

At this week’s vegan cooking class at Nea Guinea we continued making holiday recipes. We made mushrooms giouvetsi served in single pots, artichoke and white bean dip (recipe below) and chocolate peanut butter cups.

artichoke & white beans dip

Artichoke and white bean dip

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 1/2 cup white beans, cooked, rinsed and drained
1/2 block silken tofu (like mori nu)
1 1/2 cups artichoke hearts (canned)
1 cup of spinach (optional)
1 tsp mixed dry herbs
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup shredded vegan cheese

Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat and saute the onion and garlic. In a food processor blend all the other ingredients except the vegan cheese. Add the sauteed onion and garlic and blend for an additional minute. Pour the mixture in a small baking pan, top with the shredded vegan cheese and bake in preheated oven at 180C/350F for 20 minutes. Serve with warm pitas or veggies. Enjoy!

cooking the orzo and the mushrooms for the giouvetsi

filling the chocolate peanut butter cups

filling the giouvetsi baking pots

giouvetsakia ready to go in the oven

artichocke and white beans dip

table is set

chocolate peanut butter cups

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December 4, 2011

vegan cooking class: mushroom soup, veggie pot pie and glazed green beans

Filed under: Events,Main Dishes,Salads,Soups — Tags: cooking class, glazed, green beans, mushrooms, nea guinea, pie, soup, vegan, veggie pot pie — dimitra @ 7:34 pm

At this week’s vegan cooking class at Nea Guinea we made a holiday mushroom soup, great to serve it on your Xmas table, a veggie pot pie and glazed green beans.