Goat or table? Traditional or contemporary?

Our goat, Jo, will go off the beaten track in her search of the best and purest local raw materials, for her and her loved ones to feast on. She does not need to travel long, for her flexibility and sheer wit allow her to compile enough food. Not only for her outright survival, but
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Jason Megoulas: The artist who was inspired and seeks his roots in Tinos

Son of the sculptor George Megoulas, he followed the “street art” as he characterizes it by making the… revolution of his generation, using an unintelligible nickname, Cacao Rocks. Coming from almost all over Greece on his father’s side and France, on his mother’s, he found himself in Tinos, loved it, was inspired by it and
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Kastraki house

In this project we restored, renovated and turned into a special shelter one of the scattered abandoned stone former farm buildings in the countryside of Tinos, called by the local “cells”. The building is situated on the slope of a hill with view of the Aegean and is built from local stone which we restore
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A fresh view to our reality

Evripides Apostolides interview He isn’t a professional chef. He isn’t a photographer. He isn’t a blogger. He is Evripides Apostolides, who has been till recently and for 17,5 years the general manager at Restaurant Spondi, the best restaurant in Greece and he is probably the best amateur chef, photographer and blogger in the country, at
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From the stands to the leading position of the island.

Giannis Siotos interview He is young, happily married, highly educated, experienced professional, highly respected by both his friends and opponents, willing to offer, having original ideas and he has recently been elected as Mayor of the island. This is Giannis Siotos, the Mayor of Tinos. By Popi Kouzoupi 1. University degree in law, master’s degree
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Giannis Gizis

EUTOPIA Eutopia is a personal non-native landmass manufacture that opposes the rapidly growing dystopian environment not only with socio-poilitical terms but based on the prosperity and the idealism of each one. It can not be defined by frontiers because it exists everywhere and at the same time it is …nowhere;it is the oternal homeland of
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Simos Orfanos

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New beginning in the island Last September finds Tinos full of changes. The new municipal authority has just taken charge with the newly elected Simos Orfanos undertaking the difficult task of being Mayor of Tinos island. Tinos-about has talked with him regarding his plans and goals for the term of office that follows.   After
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Eleni Glyni – Do not disturb my circle

She is influenced by the artists of Far East, draws her topics from life experiences and is obsessed with the circle. The painter Eleni Glyni from Ysternia makes the difference. “I appreciate and respect the work of the past and new artists. I coincide more with certain ones of my generation and I have the
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Antonis Psaltis – Boating to the palate

There was a small ship once… in a bright green, fragrant yard of the old port that served the most avant-guard dishes that the Greek creative cuisine can offer. It is not a fairytale but the creative restaurant of Antonis Psaltis. Born and bred or naturalized citizen of Tinos? I was born in Tinos, worked
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Markos Papakonstantinou: “Tinos is my own point of reference on the map”

Markos Papakonstantinou is born and raised in the island and he proves his affection for the island at every chance. With silvery and cooking studies, today he works on chef Akis Petretzikis’ side and he has managed to turn his hobby into main occupation. Let’s get to know him better!  What is that you have
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