{"id":29724,"date":"2025-05-04T18:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=29724"},"modified":"2025-05-15T19:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:56:06","slug":"food-and-wine-experience-benaki-museum-of-greek-culture","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/event\/food-and-wine-experience-benaki-museum-of-greek-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Wine Experience &#8211; Restaurant of Benaki Museum of Greek Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"The Greek vineyard meets leading figures of the Athenian culinary scene in some of the city&#8217;s most iconic museums. Top labels from beloved Greek estates, distinguished wines, and hidden treasures accompany creations that celebrate and showcase the products of the Greek land in surprising pairings.\r\n\r\nOnce again this year, the <b>Benaki Museum of Greek Culture<\/b> joins the <b>Athens Municipality Festival<\/b>, presenting a <b>premier fine dining experience<\/b> curated by <b>Wine Style<\/b>. This exclusive event will be hosted at the Museum&#8217;s exquisite <b>restaurant<\/b>, situated on the magnificent <b>rooftop<\/b> of its neoclassical building. Guests will enjoy unparalleled panoramic views encompassing the <b>National Garden<\/b>, the <b>Hellenic Parliament<\/b>, and <b>Lycabettus Hill<\/b>.\r\n\r\nFeaturing a meal catered by <b>&#8220;Deipnosofistirion&#8221;<\/b>, each dish is harmoniously paired with wines from the iconic <b>Tselepos<\/b> and <b>Driopi Estates<\/b>, located on the Mantineia plateau and in Nemea, respectively. The wines will be presented by <b>Aris Tselepos<\/b>.\r\n\r\n<b>MENU<\/b>\r\n\r\n<b>First Course<\/b> Colorful cherry tomatoes, rock samphire (kritamos), feta cream, carob powder &amp; Greek salad gazpacho dressing\r\n<i>Wine Pairing: <strong>Kydonitsa 2024, Driopi Estate<\/strong><\/i>\r\n\r\n<b>Second Course<\/b> Assortment of mushrooms with blue cheese crumbles, smoked Tsakonian eggplant cream &amp; sourdough bread\r\n<i>Wine Pairing: <strong>Ros\u00e9 2024, Driopi Estate<\/strong><\/i>\r\n\r\n<b>Main Course<\/b> Flank steak tagliata with glazed Florina peppers, caper chutney, and crispy pita\r\n<i>Wine Pairing: <strong>Nemea Reserve, Driopi Estate<\/strong><\/i>\r\n\r\n<b>Dessert<\/b> Pistachio \u2013 Raspberry On a crispy biscuit base, pistachio cremeux &amp; mousse with red raspberry sauce, accompanied by raspberry sorbet\r\n<i>Wine Pairing: <strong>Amalia Ros\u00e9 NV, Tselepos Estate<\/strong><\/i>\r\n\r\nEspresso coffee &amp; chocolate truffles\r\n\r\nFor Bookings: <strong>210 3671030<\/strong>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Greek vineyard meets leading figures of the Athenian culinary scene in some of the city&#8217;s most iconic museums. 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