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To many Athenians, a kosher restaurant is an odd site — but, if early returns are any indication, a welcome one as well. More...

THERE has already been an opening ceremony here in the host city of this month's Summer Olympic Games. Last Sunday, Rabbi Mendel Hendel glued a mezuza to the doorway of the only kosher restaurant in Athens and the kitchen soon sent out the first bowl of hummus. More...

To open a kosher restaurant, you have to lease the space, order food, buy pots and pans, train chefs in the laws of kashrut and hire a mashgiach. In Athens, on the eve of the Olympics, you also have to ... More...

The moussaka served in the shadow of the Acropolis is as Greek as a black-robed priest. Its fine brown crust over rich bechamel will also be Athens' first taste of kosher food in more than half a century. More...

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The much-lauded Mediterranean cuisine is being adapted for Jewish visitors at Athens' first kosher restaurant. The Kol Tuv Glatt Kosher restaurant, in the central neighborhood of Monastiraki, will open its doors in time for the Aug. 13-29 Olympics, the owners promise. More...

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Jews planning to attend next month's Summer Olympics in Athens will have no trouble obtaining kosher food, thanks to the initiative of Rabbi Mendel Hendel, the Chabad-Lubavitch representative in Greece. More...

With the Olympic Games drawing near, kosher sports fans will be pleased to know that a kosher restaurant will be opening on August 1st under the banner Kosher at the Olympics. More...

Chabad of Athens is planning a kosher restaurant for the upcoming Olympic games that will take place next month. The kosher restaurant will also serve as a Jewish information center, with volunteers available to answer questions and cater to the diverse needs of tourists. More...

Jews attending the Olympic Games this summer in Greece will be able to eat kosher food at the Kol Tuv glatt kosher restaurant in the center of Athens. More...

Massive sports arenas starring Hercules-like heroes are not new to Athens, but the kosher restaurant being installed this summer will be a first for the ancient Greek city, home to some 3,000 Jews. More...