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Episode 3 - A Taste of the Taverna | Wellington‘s once-thriving, now almost forgotten Hellenic Mile


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From farmers’ markets to supermarkets, olive oil is almost everywhere these days, but restaurateur Andronicos Economous from Wellington's Greek Cypriot Community, can remember a time when the pharmacy was the only place you could buy it - even then it was only in tiny medicine bottles.
In this episode, Andronicos shares the history of Wellington's once-thriving, now almost forgotten Hellenic Mile.
* a taverna (Greek: ταβέρνα) is a small Greek restaurant that serves Greek cuisine. The taverna is an integral part of Greek culture.
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