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My first encounter with Indian food was when I got my first job in Downtown Roanoke, VA and it happened to be across from this Indian restaurant named Swagat (now a Thai restaurant, but there is one more Indian restaurant downtown and another across town too). I was taking walks during my lunch breaks, and the smells that wafted from this wonderful place caught me every time. I ate there at least once a week until a new job tore me away. This book looks amazing. Thanks so much for giving 5 copies away!

I've been to Greece twice--Athens, Santorini and Ios. All the hotels had a breakfast, and yes it was touristy but no matter that Greek food is awesomeness, you will like having an American breakfast. One hotel in Santorini scrambled their eggs in olive oil, though, avoid that. Another put hard boiled eggs out in a bowl, no chilling of any kind, so maybe avoid eggs. Yogurt and jam or honey is great. If your hotel doesn't have a breakfast, buy a fresh loaf of bread and a jar of jam at a mini mart, they make the best bread!

One of the best meals my husband and I ever had, and we talked about this just last night, was this: a fresh loaf of bread (bought everywhere), kalamata olives, red pepper pate and tzaziki--all we got at a mini mart around the corner, and we ate it with a bottle of red wine on the balcony of our hotel overlooking Santorini and the volcano in the caldera. Amazing.

If you go to Santorini, get the tomato fritters (some restaurants call them "tomato balls") which you can't get anywhere else and we completely missed until our second trip. They are amazing! We also ordered a plate of tzaziki at every meal, with bread. Know that some restaurants bring you bread and whether you eat it or not, they charge you for it. It's not free bread like it is here, you know?

I envy you so much. Greece is beautiful, and we loved it so much we went back (can't say that about many places). I can't wait to hear what you've eaten!