ow much do we really know about Ancient Greek cuisine?


     Obviously much less than the Chinese or the American. Yet, we take pride of our ancient civilization, which has been universally accepted as the first one that emerged in the world 2500 years ago. 

     We, however, from curiosity, admiration and obligation to our ancient ancestors, decided to devote ourselves to this subject. It's also know that gastronomy is integral part of a peoples culture. The effort was extraordinary. It is a known fact that any one who is the first to introduce something always faces difficulties. 

     Our ancient literary inheritance has been very rich. Some of it is being studied at the universities, some of it at the museums. Could there be though a possibility for some of it to be studied at the restaurants? Teachers - professors - archaeologists have "explored" the subject as well as every habit of the ancient Greeks.

     The question asked is "Didn't these people eat?" Not only they eat but they also had transformed eating into a genuine delight. Just the numbers alone can show us that ancient Athenians did not have to work as hard as they do today; they had plenty of time to devote to philosophy, good food and wine; there were 20.000 citizens and 400.000 slaves.

     The deeper our research, the greater our surprise and our admiration was. We never thought that we would find out so much about the Ancient Gastronomy. Specifically we are mentioning that "Deipnosophists", is a 15 - volume book which contains exclusively ancient recipes and habits. 

     The tastes, superb, forgotten though but surely healthy! The combinations exquisite and novel. The Ancients did not have rice, potatoes, tomatoes, coffee or sugar and they had to cook with other grain ingredients such as thickly grinned barley, and other healthy alternatives.

     The place we close for this world premier had to be equally impressive! Everything about the place is unique, from its cooking utensils and the personnel's uniforms to the elegant atmosphere.

     ARCHEON GEVSIS restaurant is a genuine symposium, filled with flute and string music. It`s the new trend in high class food experience. Soon all over the world with the franchise system!