For one weekend every fall, the corner of Hillcrest and Alpha smells like charred lamb and warm honey. The Greek Food Festival of Dallas returns Friday through Sunday, November 6 to 8, on the grounds of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 13555 Hillcrest Road. This is the 71st year, and it runs rain or shine.
It started small. In 1955, the women of the parish held a modest bazaar, and it grew, year by year, into what you see now. Those women belonged to Philoptochos, the church’s charitable society, and Philoptochos is still behind the pastries today. When you buy a box of sweets on the way out, you’re buying from the same tradition that started all of this.
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