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In Athens, Joyce and Soccer Bring Nations Together

June 19, 2018 /

By Emily Spalding

ATHENS, Greece — Somewhere in the Fluntern Cemetery of Zürich, Switzerland, James Joyce might be rolling over in his grave.

Nestled in an alleyway near Athens’ tourist neighborhood of Monastiraki, the James Joyce Irish Pub so reveres its namesake that even placemats and napkins display the iconic Irish writer’s face.  Yet on June 16, the pub transformed into a multinational tapestry as it aired the 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer matches between Morocco and Iran, and later Spain and Portugal.

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Refugee Seinat Neftalem, visiting chef at Bluefish Athens

Chefs break bread and stereotypes at food fest

June 24, 2018 /

By Emily Spalding

ATHENS, Greece — In a city where Greek salad, feta cheese and souvlaki dominate menus, restaurants here were in for a distinct dining experience when six restaurants swapped their pita for injera.

During the third week in June, Athens restaurants opened their kitchens to accomplished chefs who also happened to be refugees. They prepared meals from their native countries — including Eritrea, Syria and Afghanistan — as part of the Refugee Food Festival.

Launched two years ago by French citizens Marine Mandrila and Louis Martin, today the festival has won an international audience, with 15 cities participating across three continents.  The list includes Athens and the nearby island city of Mytilene, perhaps the most striking locations given their position at the center of the European refugee crisis.

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