{"id":18750,"date":"2025-10-24T11:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18750\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:39:09","slug":"whats-on-the-menu-at-tallahassees-greek-food-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18750\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s on the menu at Tallahassee’s Greek Food Festival 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tallahassee’s most established and beloved yearly food event is back.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Greek Food Festival<\/a> gives residents a culinary journey of the Mediterranean with a taste of exceptional Greek food like gyros, souvlaki and baklava. Beyond the authentic fare, guests will be treated to live music, dancing and a glimpse into the Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church’s rich culture and history.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Greek Food FEstival was not held last due to COVID, but is returning this year Oct. 15-16, 2021.<\/p>\n

The festival runs from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. both Friday and Saturday on the church grounds with an array of tasty treats, beverages and dancing. Greek wine, beer, or a glass of\u00a0ouzo are available.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Greek Food Festival is set for Oct. 18-19 at the Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never been, feta late than never. It\u2019s the perfect chance to try something new and step outside your comfort zone. Still on the fence? Here\u2019s a quick look at what\u2019s on the menu this year.<\/p>\n

Pastries\" Enjoy<\/p>\n

Enjoy the Greek Food Festival on Friday and Saturday. <\/p>\n

Baklava: If you’re attending the festival, Baklava is a must-have and luckily you have sweet varieties to choose from. The quintessential pastry is a sweet, flaky pastry made with layers of filo dough that is then filled with cinnamon, sugar, walnuts and honey syrup ($5). That’s the Greek way. You can also try it in a sweet combination with cheesecake ($7) or go for the original 1983 \u201cPatmos Baklava ($5).<\/p>\n

Diples: This deep fried dough is sprinkled with honey, cinnamon, sugar and chopped nuts making a crispy golden treat ($5).<\/p>\n

Paxmadia: For $10, you can snag a dozen of these toasted cookies with a prominent flavor of cinnamon. They pair nicely with a hot cup of joe.<\/p>\n

Finikia (Melomakarona): There’s more honey and cinnamon on this menu which is also featured in this cookie, it is then topped with walnuts ($3).<\/p>\n

Koulourakia: For another $10 you can indulge in another dozen of the crispy and buttery sesame sprinkled cookies often enjoyed with coffee or tea.<\/p>\n

The Athenian Dinner<\/p>\n

Spanakopita: We were in sweets, now its time to move onto the savory side. The flaky, buttery filo dough is stuffed with spinach, feta cheese and herbs (4 for $6).<\/p>\n

Greek Salad: This fresh salad which comes in a small ($6) or large ($13) is made with fresh greens, tomatoes, onions, green peppers and cucumbers. The veggies are then tossed in a vinaigrette dressing and then topped with feta cheese, Kalamata olives and Salonika peppers.<\/p>\n

Moussaka Dinner: This rich, layered dish is made with ground beef and sliced eggplant completed with b\u00e9chamel sauce, a creamy white dressing. The dinner comes served with a bread roll and green beans steamed and sprinkled with virgin olive oil and lemon juice.<\/p>\n

\"Tallahassee<\/p>\n

Tallahassee Greek Food Festival attendees check out the inside of Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. <\/p>\n

In the Platia (outside under the tents)<\/p>\n

Gyro: This is one we all know and love. The gyro is made with thin slices of seasoned beef and lamb wrapped up in a toasty Pita that is then topped with onions, chopped tomatoes and a yogurt-based Tzatziki sauce ($12).<\/p>\n

Tiropita: Another savory pastry made with a feta cheese mixture wrapped in the flaky, buttery filo ($5).<\/p>\n

Dolmades: This savory dish is grape leaf stuffed with ground beef and rice and spices ($5).<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A volunteer cooks gyro meat during the Tallahassee Greek Food Festival at Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. <\/p>\n

Kafeino<\/p>\n

Galaktoboureko: This one is another pastry but instead the filo dough is stuffed with a custard and glazed with syrup ($5).<\/p>\n

Karidopita: For more dessert you can get the walnut honey cake with traces of cinnamon ($5).<\/p>\n

\"Tallahassee<\/p>\n

Tallahassee Greek Food Festival attendees wait in long lines at Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. <\/p>\n

If you go<\/p>\n

What: Tallahassee Greek Food Festival<\/p>\n

When: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25<\/p>\n

Where: Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church, 1645 Phillips Road<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: What’s on the menu at Tallahassee’s Greek Food Festival 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tallahassee’s most established and beloved yearly food event is back. The 2025 Greek Food Festival gives residents a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18751,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[15458,15455,15456,15457,15454,15460,15459,232,234,233],"class_list":["post-18750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-baklava","tag-feta-cheese","tag-filo-dough","tag-flaky-pastry","tag-greek-orthodox-church","tag-greek-salad","tag-honey-and-cinnamon","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}