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Sign up Explore our Food Tours → The typical after-beach taverna in Greece almost always focuses on fish watching the last rays of the day’s sunshine drip into the sea particularly for Athenians when they’re looking for an escape from the sticky heat of the city center makes the case for ditching post-dip fish in favor of something else: grilled meat even offal cuts that you wouldn’t expect to see outside of major Greek holidays – they’ll perfectly round out a day at one of the nearby beaches slightly southeast of the center of Athens and just a short drive past the Athens International Airport – it takes maybe 45 minutes to drive there but it feels like a world away from the city Trigono is named for the triangular junction that used to exist when the taverna first opened in 1991 some of which is ensconced on a sunny porch but the best place to sit is in the square just across the street keeping it cool and breezy even during sweltering August days and during the weekend they fill up quickly with sunburned diners – mostly locals But even the traffic that passes by Trigono is somewhat relaxed since many of them pull over quickly to chat with restaurant servers and staff as they stand outside the sounds of greetings echo over the clank of dishes Everything feels familiar and homey – if you eat kilos of grilled meat specialties at home Trigono was started up by Konstantinos Karakasilis and Andreas Kollias Karakasilis’s expertise that has made the taverna the meat destination that it is today Trigono’s reputation rests on this butchery background it was based on the meat’s very good quality,” explains Karakasilis and since then it has become known and gained the reputation it has today.” Karakasilis’s passion for quality ingredients means he maintains a very hands-on approach “I go and choose the meats myself,” he says “and they come from traders we’ve been working with for over 30 years.” The animals he selects come exclusively from the Greek islands and mainland chunks of sizzling meat on the end of a slender bone but somehow it still melts off the bone – and true paidakia devotees know exactly how to strip off every last particle of meat and giant tomahawk steaks that arrive at the table on wooden cutting boards You can select how you want the steak cooked – when you ask for medium rare it actually comes to you pink in the middle Everything is grilled slowly over ripping hot coals and is seasoned simply with salt and oregano tossed onto the raw cut And in a testament to true nose-to-tail butchery there are some less conventional – but very Greek – cuts on the menu or liver and lungs wrapped up in intestines which you can either break into on your own you can also fill up your table with salads and sides like perfectly light fried potatoes that will mystify even the most selective fry lover with its texture greens swimming in olive oil and lemon juice Greek salad topped with intensely flavorful feta but there is something for everyone – whether you’re looking for dishes or atmosphere or even just a relaxing breezy spot to enjoy a cold drink after a summer swim the philosophy of good meats has driven this taverna’s success you’ll notice full animals being broken down right next to the grill “The only change is that we’re getting even better,” laughs Karakasilis loading map - please wait...Map could not be loaded - please enable Javascript!→ more information The wealthy DJ has familial relations to the last two autocratic presidents of Azerbaijan who is the cousin of Azerbaijan’s autocratic president of 20 years Ilham Aliyev has been arrested on drug trafficking charges at a party in Greece The wealthy DJ, real name Izzat Khanim Javadova, was arrested and accused of organising a drug-fuelled party at a villa in Kalyvia Thorikou, a town outside of Athens, on 30th December, Mixmag reports The party was taking place at a luxury villa where police discovered a safe in the Love The Underground Records founder's room with more than €43,000 (£35,000) in cash and 45 packages of ecstasy Of the 12 other people arrested at the event three were police officers accused of illegal security and surveillance Javadova and nine of the other arrested people appeared before a Greek magistrate on 3rd January and have been detained on aggravated drug trafficking charges "The case file includes charges of both usage and drug trafficking", a Greek police spokesperson told MEGA TV, via Balkan Insight "There were packages of drugs in the 43-year-old’s possession and a large amount of money that was not justified which the police believe came from drug trafficking at the party." adding that the party was "a Tekno Berlin Kinky Party dedicated to love and music" and the raid and accusations are "an attack on LGBTQ people" by laying into the stereotype of the community as drug users Javadova and her husband Suleyman Javadov were the focus of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation over a money-laundering scheme known as the "Azerbaijani laundromat", according to a 2022 Guardian report The couple were forced to pay the NCA £4 million In addition to her familial relation to current President Aliyev Javadova's late father was Azerbaijani MP Jalal Aliyev who was the brother of current Azerbaijani president's predecessor Police had allegedly discovered 45 packages of cocaine crystal meth and other drugs at the party Millionaire DJ Mikaela Jav has been arrested at a party in Greece after being accused of drug trafficking The London-based DJ – real name Izzat Khanim Javadova and the cousin of Azerbaijan’s president – was arrested on December 30 in the town of Kalyvia Thorikou, which is located near Athens. As reported by Mixmag Javadova was arrested at a party in a luxury villa in which Police had allegedly discovered 45 packages of cocaine crystal meth and other drugs along with a safe which contained over €43,000 (£35,000) Javadova was one of nine people who appeared before a magistrate on January 3 and has been detained on charges of aggravated drug trafficking It has been reported that 13 individuals were arrested in total with three of them being police officers who were accused of illegally providing security and surveillance services music controller DJ mixer in a nightclub at a party against the background of blurred silhouettes of dancing people This is not the first time the DJ finds herself in legal trouble. Back in 2021, as reported by The Times the DJ and her husband Suleyman Javadov surrendered £4million to the British authorities due to the money allegedly being brought in by a £2.1billion money-laundering scheme titled the “Azerbaijani laundromat” Javadova has denied the claims and said: “I did not organise the party and I did not send online invitations … also She went on to describe the event as “a tekno Berlin kinky party dedicated to love and music”, and said that the accusations against her were “an attack on LGBTQ people” (as per The Times) The owner of the luxury villa in which the party was being held at claimed that the DJ had paid the €1,000 (£830) security deposit for the villa and claimed that place had suffered significant damage Javadova’s cousin is Azerbaijan’s autocratic leader Her late father was the Azerbaijani MP Jalal Aliyev who was the brother of the former President of Azerbaijan It has been reported that the DJ owns various extravagant properties across Azerbaijan Javadova founded the dance music label Underground Records and held a residency at Space Ibiza alongside her techno party ONYX The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.