Stories, provenance and tradition

Stories from the Market

Every object has a story—of a place, a maker, a tradition or a moment in Greek history. These stories offer context for the things selected for Pappas Market.

Vintage childhood photograph of Gregory Pappas on the right wearing an evzone costume, standing beside two other people in a living room.
Traditions

A Little Greece to Grow Up With

A childhood photograph, an evzone costume and memories of dancing at Greek festivals. Gregory shares the personal beginning of Boys and Girls of Greece.
Collection of Gregory Pappas’s colorful handmade tsarouchia sculptures
Traditions

The Shoe Before the Sculpture

A box of old wooden shoe forms, a childhood photograph and a grandfather’s trade meet in Gregory Pappas’s tsarouchia sculptures.
Handmade felt Mitso Evzone keychain with a red cap and red shoes
Traditions

Mitso Has Somewhere to Be

Made by hand in Athens, a small felt Evzone carries a familiar Greek figure into the most ordinary parts of the day.
Flowering herbs on a hillside overlooking the blue sea
Food & Table

The First Pinch of Oregano

Before it reaches the tomato, a pinch of Cretan oregano offers a small lesson in paying attention.
Vrontes heather honey from Ios with a wooden honey dipper
Food & Table

Ios, Beyond the Postcard

A jar of heather honey reveals another side of Ios: wild plants, a family apiary and a flavor with a little bitterness in its sweetness.
Olives and leaves on a sunlit olive branch
Food & Table

The Last Thing on the Plate

Dinner may be cooked, but a final drizzle and a few crystals can still change the way you taste it.
A slice of portokalopita topped with orange on a white plate
Food & Table

Portokalopita and the Second Cup

Orange, phyllo and syrup make a dessert with presence. The best accompaniment may be enough time to stay at the table.
Pi Bakerie almond pound cake in a loaf pan on linen
Food & Table

The Recipe That Found a New Address

Pi Bakerie’s almond pound cake carries a family recipe from Greece into a New York bakery—and onward to another table.