I’m headed to Greece today, with a plan… and it’s a delicious one. 🇬🇷

I’m going to eat my way through it.

Not in a rushed, checklist kind of way…

but in that slow, intentional, this is how life is meant to be experienced kind of way.

I want to eat like a local.

I want to sit a little longer.

Order one more thing than I planned.

Say yes to the bread.

And perhaps even yes to dessert… more than once.

🥗 The everyday beauty

You’ll find me starting most days simply

—A traditional Greek salad

(those tomatoes alone are worth the flight)

Briny olives, creamy feta, a drizzle of olive oil that somehow tastes better than anything at home.

And yes…

salads at breakfast too.

Because in Greece, it’s not about rules.

It’s about freshness. Simplicity. Flavor.

🫒 The things I already know I’ll love

• Warm pita with tzatziki that I will absolutely not share

• Grilled fish by the water, simple and perfect

• Souvlaki wrapped in paper, eaten standing somewhere charming

• Olive oil on everything… and I mean everything

• Meze plates that turn into a full meal without even trying

☕ The small, sweet rituals

Coffee will be a moment, not a rush.

Freddo espresso in the afternoon

A slow cappuccino in the morning

Perhaps a late-night something sweet just because I can

And yes…

there will be pastries.

• Baklava (because how could I not)

• A flaky spanakopita that I’ll think about long after I leave

• Maybe something I can’t pronounce but will order anyway

🍷 The balance I believe in

I’m heading there just under 121 lbs.

And I have a feeling I’ll come home…

maybe a pound or two higher.

Or maybe not.

Because I’ll be walking. A lot.

Climbing steps. Wandering streets.

Living in a way that feels active without trying.

But even if I do?

I don’t mind.

Because this isn’t about perfection.

It’s about experience.

And as long as my scale still tells me my metabolic age is 50…

we’re in a very good place. 😉

🌿 The truth I’m taking with me

Food is not just fuel.

It’s culture.

It’s connection.

It’s memory in the making.

And I have a feeling that what I’ll bring home

won’t be anything I ate…

…but the way it all made me feel.

💛 Honey Note

Sometimes the healthiest thing we can do…

is not measure, track, or restrict.

It’s to sit down, take a bite, and fully enjoy it.

Because a life well lived isn’t built on what we avoided…

It’s built on what we allowed ourselves to experience.

With a full heart and an empty plate,

ready for the next one…

Con dolcezza e un pizzico di indulgenza 🤍

🍯 Honey

🇬🇷 Must-Order in Greece Checklist

• Horiatiki (Traditional Greek Salad)

  Tomatoes, cucumber (I don’t eat them but they are pretty to look at), olives, feta, olive oil — no lettuce, ever

• Tzatziki + Warm Pita

  Creamy, garlicky, cooling perfection

• Olives + Feta + Olive Oil

  Simple, but somehow unforgettable

• Dakos

  A rustic tomato + feta salad on barley rusk (very local, very good)

🍢 Casual + Street Food Moments

• Souvlaki (in a pita or on a skewer)

My “eat this standing somewhere charming” meal

• Gyro Wrap

Messy in the best way

• Spanakopita

Spinach + feta in flaky pastry

• Tiropita

Cheese pie… buttery, salty, irresistible

🐟 Seaside & Santorini Moments

• Grilled Whole Fish

  Lemon, olive oil, nothing else needed

• Grilled Octopus

  Slightly charred, tender, so good

  I love octopus, and I love octopus in a love them as a being way too, so I rarely indulge but here I will

• Calamari (fried or grilled)

• Seafood Meze at Ammoudi Bay

  This is a moment, not just a meal

🧀 Meze to Share (or not)

• Saganaki (fried cheese)

Golden, crispy, maybe even flamed

• Dolmades

Stuffed grape leaves, bright and lemony

• Gigantes

Giant beans in tomato sauce (comfort food, Greek-style)

• Melitzanosalata

Smoky eggplant dip

☕ Coffee Culture

• Freddo Espresso

  My afternoon ritual

• Freddo Cappuccino

  Creamy, iced, addictive

• Traditional Greek Coffee

  Strong, slow, and meant to be lingered over

🍯 Sweet Treats (because… of course)

• Baklava

  Honey, nuts, flaky layers

• Loukoumades

  Little honey donuts — warm, sticky, perfect

• Galaktoboureko

  Custard pastry soaked in syrup

• Whatever catches my eye in a bakery

🍨 A Few Lovely Extras

• Greek Yogurt with Honey & Nuts

  Simple, perfect, anytime

• Mastiha (must try!)

  A uniquely Greek flavor from tree resin—slightly piney, herbal, almost like vanilla with a whisper of the outdoors

  It’s unexpectedly lovely

• Greek Yogurt + Honey

  Creamy, tangy, lightly sweet… very “me”

• Pistachio (often from Aegina)

  Rich, nutty, and a local point of pride

• Fig

  Subtle, earthy sweetness—very Mediterranean

• Sesame (sometimes with honey)

  Think halva-inspired… warm, nutty, different in the best way

• Lemon Sorbet 🍋

  Bright, tart, super refreshing

• Watermelon Sorbet 🍉

  Feels like summer in a spoon

• Orange or Citrus

  Especially in Athens—so fresh

• Ordering flavors that I have never heard of - that’s usually the one I will remember most.