Metopo journal
Measuring a Venetian house by hand
A laser scan tells you where every stone is. A tape and a pencil tell you how it was laid, and why the façade moved.
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The model is the argument
Clients do not read plans. They walk round a model, bend down and look through the door. That is when a project is decided.
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Metopo journal
What lime does that cement cannot
Lime is slower, weaker and more expensive than cement. It is also the reason the old houses of Chania are still standing.
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Metopo journal
Four hours on a terrace at Anopoli
Before we draw anything, we go to the site four times in one day. Here is what a single terrace taught us between twenty past seven and five to seven.
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Alati journal
Why we stop taking bookings at half past nine
After 21:30 the last tables on the quay belong to whoever walks up. Mostly, the harbour.
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Alati journal
How to eat a whole fish
We serve fish on the bone. It is not difficult, and it tastes better. Here is how.
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Alati journal
Kyra Maria’s shelf
Sour cherry in June, fig in August, bergamot at the end. She is eighty-seven and still makes every jar.
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Alati journal
What changes when the meltemi blows
The August wind closes the terrace some nights. Here is what we cook instead.
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Alati journal
The three boats that feed this kitchen
Agia Irini, Kyra Maria and Nikolas. What they catch and when.
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Alati journal
Why we hang our octopus in the sun
Two days on the line outside the kitchen door does what no marinade can.
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