Tag: Maria Loi

Winter Blues? Chef Maria Loi Has Three Words for You: Fasolada, Fakes and Kotosoupa

New York City-based Greek chef, cookbook author and restaurateur Maria Loi sent an email to customers, friends and family during

January 4, 2026

Chef Maria Loi Cooks Up Her Favorite Christmas Pork Dish: Braised Pork with Winter Greens

Maria Loi spent years cooking and perfecting her favorite Greek and Greek-inspired dishes she earned from her mother and grandmother.

December 15, 2025

Christmas is Coming: Time for Chef Maria Loi’s Melomakarona

No Greek home is complete around the holidays without two kinds of cookies that are synonymous with Greek Christmas —

December 7, 2025

What’s Cooking: Maria Loi’s Lentil Salad with Oranges

Protein-packed and colorful, this lentil salad is great on its own or paired with Grilled Chicken Breast (page 246 of

November 16, 2025

Chef Maria Loi’s Cannellini Bean Soup (Fasolada)

Sometimes referred to as the “national food of the Greeks,” fasolada holds a special place in every Greek child’s heart.

November 2, 2025
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Chef Maria Loi’s Simple Tyropita Triangles (Mini Cheese Pies)

Tyropita is a quintessential Greek recipe made from homemade cheeses in various regions of Greece in different styles and tastes

October 18, 2025

Chef Maria Loi’s Lentil Soup (Fakes)

Chef Loi’s Notes: Many cultures have their version of lentil soup—what I love the most about mine is the simplicity

October 11, 2025

Maria Loi’s Strifti Hortopita (Twisted Wild Greens Pie)

Chef Maria Loi has made quite name for herself in New York City and beyond ever since relocating to the

October 7, 2025

Chef Maria Loi’s Chicken Soup With Egg-Lemon Emulsion (Kotosoupa Avgolemono)

Chef Loi’s Notes: The ultimate panacea, this chicken soup feeds your heart and soul, in addition to your stomach. Perfect for

October 6, 2025

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