MEDIA INFORMATION: PANIYIRI GREEK FESTIVAL
May 21- 23, 2010
Paniyiri Greek Festival is Queensland’s signature celebration of all things Greek and the state’s largest cultural festival.
The event will be held from Friday May 21 to Sunday May 23 at Musgrave Park and The Greek Club in South Brisbane.
Now in its 34rd successful and exciting year, Paniyiri is a community initiative of the 25,000-strong Greek community of
South East Queensland. Funds raised are channeled back into the community via the Greek Orthodox Community of St
George, Brisbane’s oldest Greek community established in the 1920s. www.paniyiri.com
Media contact: Kath Rose & Associates 07 3357 9043 or lorraine@kathrose.com
My big fat Greek kitchen rules Paniyiri
My Kitchen Rules Queensland stars to headline Paniyiri Cooking Program
Spanakorizo. Kourabiethes. Loukoumathes. You may have difficulty pronouncing them, but that’s not a
problem when it comes to eating them! Queensland’s signature celebration of all things Greek, the famous
Paniyiri Festival will this year celebrate with the biggest ever Paniyiri Greek Cooking Program yet featuring
My Kitchen Rules culinary bombshells Tanya and Gen, and winners Shadi and Veronica.
Paniyiri Greek Festival will this year celebrate over three days from Friday May 21 through to Sunday May 23
showcasing the very best in Hellenic hospitality from dance and music, through to cultural events, fashion,
food and much more.
Upstairs in The Greek Club during Paniyiri the secrets behind Greek gastronomy will be revealed, with FREE
sweet and savory
demonstrations all day Saturday
May 22 & Sunday
May
23. This ever popular Cooking
Program is enjoyed by Greeks and non-Greeks alike in a wonderful cross cultural celebration.
On
Saturday May 22 at 3pm
at Paniyiri, Brisbane My Kitchen Rules
contestants Tanya and Gen
will be
Keeping Traditions Alive
as they demonstrate how to cook
Yemista (or for those non-Greeks, Stuffed
Tomatoes and Capsicums). Then, it’s over to My Kitchen Rules winners
Shadi and Veronica
to cook up a
Greek storm on Sunday May 23 at 2pm using ingredients of the Mediterranean and bringing them together
in Greek Cuisina with a Traditional Greek Flavour.
As well as a few famous faces, there will be demonstrations on how to entertain Greek style, how to create
traditional Greek cuisine, preparing low fat Greek goodies, how to make traditional Greek sweets and more.
SATURDAY MAY 22
NAB Traditional Greek FREE cooking demonstrations at THE GREEK CLUB & CONVENTION CENTRE
12.30pm Litsa: Experience a traditional Greek welcome and how to entertain Greek style
12.45pm Mary Skarparis, Antonia Tambakis and Eva Diamond: How to cook up a Greek Banquet
1.30pm Anna Stephanos: Pastelli (Sesame nut and honey sweet)
2.00pm Sarva Argyrou (Chef and Fashion Designer) and Tammy Vallis: Puffalicious – Loukoumathes
3.00pm From Channel 7’s My Kitchen Rules, contestants Tanya and Gen, together with The Greek Clubs
Head Chef Yianni: Keeping Traditions Alive – Yemista (Stuffed tomatoes and capsicums)
4.00pm Kathryn Zigenbine: Galatabouriko (Greek custard delight
4.30pm Desi Carlos (Nutritionist): The Mediterranean Diet - Tyropittes & Spanakopitta
SUNDAY MAY 23
NAB Traditional Greek FREE cooking demonstrations at THE GREEK CLUB & CONVENTION CENTRE
11.00am Litsa: Experience a traditional Greek welcome and how to entertain Greek style and Voula James:
Baklava and Masourakia (nut rolls)
MEDIA INFORMATION: PANIYIRI GREEK FESTIVAL
May 21- 23, 2010
Paniyiri Greek Festival is Queensland’s signature celebration of all things Greek and the state’s largest cultural festival.
The event will be held from Friday May 21 to Sunday May 23 at Musgrave Park and The Greek Club in South Brisbane.
Now in its 34rd successful and exciting year, Paniyiri is a community initiative of the 25,000-strong Greek community of
South East Queensland. Funds raised are channeled back into the community via the Greek Orthodox Community of St
George, Brisbane’s oldest Greek community established in the 1920s. www.paniyiri.com
Media contact: Kath Rose & Associates 07 3357 9043 or lorraine@kathrose.com
The Paniyiri Main Stage in Musgrave Park will host almost 20
hours of entertainment over the weekend
including the return of Greek Dancing with the Stars with special guest judge Mark Wilson; appearances
from Greek Goddess Effie and the return of Greek singing sensation Maria Maroulis; Grape Stomping, Olive
and Honeypuff Eating Competitions; Hellenic Dancing and Zorbathon and of course the popular Paniyiri NAB
Cooking Program.
“If you only learn one Greek word, make it Paniyiri.”
Paniyiri 2010 Fast Facts
Date:
Friday May 21 (Pasarela Fashion Parade), Saturday May 22 & Sunday May 23, 2010
Time:
From 12pm on Saturday and 10am on Sunday
Location:
Musgrave Park & The Greek Club, Edmondstone St, South Brisbane
Entry:
$8 Adults (13+), $2 Aged Pensioners, Children free
Info:
Channel 7 My Kitchen Rules stars…
Veronica and Shadi: Start with a Sicilian, slowly stir in a Lebanese, and finish with a topping of Greece! After
claiming the winner’s title of My Kitchen Rules, Veronica (Sicilian background) and Shadi (Lebanese heritage)
Abraham, Australia’s multicultural food fetish will be front and centre on Sunday May 23 as a melting pot of
cultures and cuisines combine on stage.
Tanya
and
Gen:
From humble beginnings
in their
backyard
with a bowl of flour, a dozen eggs and some
water
at the age of 3,
Brisbane’s My Kitchen Rules dynamic duo Tanya
and Gen
have definitely
expanded
their repertoire. After confessing an undying love for Greek food and cuisine, the girls were treated to some
private cooking lessons by Head Chef of The Greek Club, Yianni, learning the secrets to success in a Greek
kitchen. The girls will be sharing their love for food, the secrets to getting your kids to eat healthy and
serving up a Greek favourite.
11.30am Nicky Nicholas: Haloumopittes
12.15pm: Irene Cayas: Vegetarian recipes from Asia Minor
12.45pm Chrissie Demetriou: Bougatses and Galactoboureko
1.15pm Maria Piperidis: Tilexhti (Filo twisted nut scroll)
2.00pm From Channel 7’s My Kitchen Rules, winners Shadi Veronica: Mediterranean Greek Cuisina with a
traditional Greek Flavour
3.00pm Sarva Argyrou (Chef and Fashion Designer): Traditional cabbage Rolls and a special preview of his
Couture fashion
4.00pm Desi Carlos (Nutritionist): The Mediterranean Diet – Low fat Spanakopita and Tyropita; The Three
Teachers Mary Skarparis, Antonia Tambakis and Eva Diamond: Eliopitta (Olive pastries)
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