Taverna: tastes from the Mediterranean

Taverna: fine arts dishes from the Mediterranean: John's family tabouleh
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Greek food was abundant in Fine Arts Survey classes on Nov 4, as many students served simple dishes connected with the Mediterranean world.

The small feast was called a Taverna.

Taverna refers to a small restaurant serving Greek cuisine, notes Wikipedia, not to be confused with "tavern". The Greek word is ταβέρνα and is originally derived from the Latin word taberna ('shed' or 'hut', from tabula 'board', possibly by dissimilation from traberna, from trabs: beam, timber). As Greeks have migrated elsewhere, tavernes (plural) have spread throughout the world, especially countries such as the USA and Australia. The taverna is an integral part of Greek cuisine and of Greek culture.


Bearers of food were awarded 15 pts. Students who did not have dishes may make up to 12 of the points by -
- research and a comparison essay on Aristotle and modern composer-poet John Cage.
- Follow the class essay guidelines.