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Catering

Athens Trip

Sophia visits her home island of Karpathos every summer! She'll be leaving Philadelphia for Athens on June 22, and leaving Athens to return to Philadelphia on August 20. She's staying longer this year to celebrate her niece Irene Lentis's big fat Greek wedding to Michael Tavernaris. She also leads tours when there is enough interest. If you're interested in coming along, let us know by February of the year you wish to come along, and contact us at (570) 326-4493 or by email at sdaskalakis@comcast.net. Calling by February gets you the best rates. We're also working on building a workshop and retreat center there!

The Olive Tree Retreat

Sophia is working on creating a retreat on Karpathos that will be a holistic destination aimed at rejuvenating the mind, body & soul.  It will have on-site seasonal workshops including: landscape painting, yoga, tai-chi, pottery, culinary courses in traditional cuisine, and more.  Check the retreat website often for updates!
Here are some photos of the construction at the retreat site; we will update them regularly as construction progresses.

Cooking Classes

Starting in January, we'll be giving cooking classes! Click on the link for the details.

The Olive Tree
169 West Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(570) 326-4493

About the Restaurant

The Olive Tree is a small restaurant owned by Sophia Daskalakis. Sophia was born in the USA but was raised on Karpathos, one of the islands in the Greek Dodecanese chain that retains its traditional culture. When Sophia returned to the US she decided to use her knowledge of authentic Greek and Karpathian cooking to open a restaurant that provided a culinary experience that you couldn't previously find anywhere but the Aegean.

Because The Olive Tree isn't a chain, Sophia is able to devise and quickly add many delicious dishes to her long menu. As the restaurant's success grew, she branched into other Mediterranean cuisines, vegetarian dishes, and low-sodium/low-cholesterol versions of her standard recipes. The Olive Tree received an award in January 2001 from a regional culture magazine recognizing it as the best restaurant in its area.

Sophia prides herself on making everything on the premises. If you order a gyro, you can be sure the tzatziki was made in the kitchen from fresh garlic, not bought in bulk from a wholesaler. And of course all the pastries, from the baklavas to the galaktombourekos, are made by Sophia's own hands.

Authentic Pastries, Baklava and Cheesecakes

It's these pastries that are the reason for putting this web site together. They make wonderful gifts, especially when presented in one of our metallic gold decorative tins. You can select from the wide variety of baklavas or chocolate logs listed on our pastry selections page. Just pick the variety you'd like and decide how many you want. Because the size of the pastries varies depending on the type, we can't give an exact amount that will fit in each tin. When you place an order we'll go over all the details and pick the size tin that best suits your needs. After all, the personal touch is why you're not getting a box of candies from the grocery store, isn't it?

How to Order

We don't take orders over the World Wide Web, because we want to talk to each of our customers and make sure that we're meeting all their needs and expectations. So when you're ready to order just give us a call at (570) 326-4493, email us at: sdaskalakis@comcast.net or stop in and tell us what you'd like.

Or for our specialty baklava and cheesecakes you could print out our order form and send it to the above address along with your payment. To ensure the freshness of our products, we don't ship outside North America. If you are a Pennsylvania resident, we'll have to charge the 6% sales tax.

The cost of the decorative tins varies depending on the size of tin selected; the cost of shipping varies depending on the weight of the package and the distance shipped. Please allow at least a week for production and delivery. We are open to special orders for varieties of pastries that aren't listed here; these will have to be worked out through consultation between you and Sophia.