{"id":3064,"date":"2024-04-17T03:47:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/2024\/04\/17\/greek-cuisine-hit-sabah-shore\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T03:47:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:47:22","slug":"greek-cuisine-hit-sabah-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/?p=3064","title":{"rendered":"Greek cuisine hit Sabah shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3062\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240416_1615181764739451999346992-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240416_1615181764739451999346992-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240416_1615181764739451999346992-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240416_1615181764739451999346992-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240416_1615181764739451999346992-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240416_1615181764739451999346992.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Greek restaurant in Sabah and Malaysia was officially opened at Wisma Sabah, Kota Kinabalu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chill Taverna is owned by Greek businessman John Embiricos and his wife Marinah Harris, the youngest daughter of former chief minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her address at the opening ceremony, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew who is also Api-Api assemblywoman, congratulated Embiricos and Marinah on their initiative, and welcomed the Greek Consul\u2019s family to Sabah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said the opening of Chill Taverna marked the beginning of cultural exchange between Greece and Sabah where Malaysians here get to know Greek cuisine, described as a refreshing change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo promote friendship, we can hold activities like showcasing our cultural dances from the two destinations in the near future,\u201d Liew enthused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister cum chairman of Sabah Tourism Board (STB) Datuk Joniston Bangkuai and Consul of Greece in Malaysia StyLianos Plainiotis were also in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests were served Greek platter, pastries, yoghurt, salad, spinach pie, cheese pie and cookies, particularly two signature dishes (moussaka \u2013 minced beef cooked in tomatoes and Greek spices, and kleftiko lamb \u2013 slow oven baked with potatoes, lemon, tomatoes and herbs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also present were the Consul-General of Japan for East Malaysia, Yamashita Yoshito, former Kota Kinabalu City Mayor Datuk Yeo Boon Hai, and STB Chief Executive Officer Julinus Jeffery Jimit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeo recalled that Marinah initiated the \u201cNo More Plastic in our Waters\u201d or \u201cNOW\u201d project in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment and Kota Kinabalu City Hall when he was the mayor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Greek restaurant in Sabah and Malaysia was officially opened at Wisma Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. Chill Taverna is owned by Greek businessman John Embiricos and his wife Marinah Harris, the youngest daughter of former chief minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh. 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