Dedicated to my Great grandmother Eleni and my Grandmother Zografia! The first lesson I learned about food in Greece did not come from a cookbook. It came from the sound of a knife tapping against a wooden board, the smell of tomatoes warming on the counter, and a grandmother who could tell by touch if bread dough needed more water. Growing up with a Mediterranean diet in Greece meant food was always close to the land, the sea, and the season. Meals were not planned around tr