How’s your Greek phrasebook? Along with “efharisto” (thank you) and “Ke alo krasi, parakalo” (more wine, please), you need to know “pame volta”. This not-quite-translatable call to action sweeps up the idea of going for a stroll, getting out to see what’s happening and finding community, often in the gentle warmth of a long evening. “We always say pame volta,” says Kathy Tsaples, owner of Sweet Greek food store at Prahran Market in Melbourne. “You say it to your friend, your children, your grandparents and you go out for a stroll.”
It’s more than likely a little something to eat will be part of the perambulation too. “You may or may not be hungry,” says Tsaples. “But
