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Despina Trivolis and Christiana Thomaidi

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Born and raised in Greece and educated in St. Andrews, London and Oxford, Despina, CB’s Operations Manager in Athens, has been working as a journalist and editor in Athens and London for more than 10 years, including stints at the Guardian, Lifo, the Reuters Institute and HuffPost Greece, where she is currently heading the Life and Culture section. Her favorite pastimes include writing, reading and editing stories on arts, business, books, food and travel, walking around Athens and eating souvlaki. Christiana was born and raised in Piraeus. Currently completing a BS in Economics, she has also been the food editor of Gastronomos, the food magazine of Athens daily Kathimerini, for three years, and as of May 2013 she has also overseen the newspaper’s food, pastry and wine and spirits websites. In addition, Thomaidi consults for various startup food companies, including Ariadne and Drinkworks. She loves a cup of fine tea and captures all things mouthwatering for her photo diary, Another Visual.

Recent stories by Despina Trivolis and Christiana Thomaidi

December 20, 2013

Best Bites of 2013: Athens

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Athens -- Editor’s note: This post is the penultimate installment of “Best Bites of 2013,” a roundup of our top culinary experiences over the last year. Be sure to check out the “Best Bites” from all of the cities Culinary Backstreets covers. To Rodi Tucked into a small corner of a working-class residential suburb, with unimpressive décor reminiscent of a local souvlaki joint, the Armenian-Turkish restaurant To Rodi is further evidence that appearances can be deceiving. Read more
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