Legendary Foods of Europe: Greece
Social Science/History | Registration opens 1/5/2026 12:00 AM MST (Arizona)
Greek culture is defined by traditions, music, language, wine, food, art, literature, and the immense passion that Greek people pride themselves on as well as their ethnic and national sense of belonging. Greeks are particularly proud of their culture; they speak of their country with intense passion, expressing the feeling that Greek culture is a definition
of their national and ethnic belonging. Wonderful regional traditions, religion, music, language, food and wine, are the major composites of the culture in mainland Greece and of the Greek islands creating an incomparable cultural base for everyone wishing to visit and understand contemporary Greece.
Larry Canepa
Chef Larry P. Canepa is a Certified Culinary Educator and Le Cordon Bleu Chef, author, researcher, food historian, and lecturer of culinary topics. Chef Larry has a dynamic, innovative, and engaging style that incorporates food history, culinary arts, education, and ‘food-tainment’ into every class and event. He has worked in the business as Chef, caterer, sommelier and Food and Wine educator. He taught culinary and restaurant operations classes at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Phoenix and Le Cordon Bleu, Scottsdale. His experiences include management and operation of free-standing restaurants, specialty wine stores, hotels, and resorts. Chef Larry Canepa owned and operated the award-winning full-service catering business, Dinner at Eight for 30 years in the Valley, specializing in intimate private dining and wine seminars.