Penny Davidi is well known to TV audiences and foodies worldwide - she is currently on Food Network's Kitchen Inferno with Curtis Stone; on Bravo's hit shows Vanderpump Rules and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where she is executive chef at PUMP one of the hottest restaurant in Los Angeles. She was the winner of "Chopped" and as a "Chopped All Stars" Season 2 Finalist and "Food Network Star" Season 7 Finalist where she wowed the judges with her sophisticated, delicious dishes and spicy attitude.

Now fans can join Chef Penny as she brings her expertise and unique insights on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavors to the kitchens of the majestic island of Crete, Greece from May 22 - 29, 2015 where she will show a small group of food enthusiasts how to prepare healthy meals following the principles of the Cretan diet (renown since antiquity for promoting longevity).

While on Crete, guests will also have the chance to visit local artisanal food producers who harvest their own sea salt and mountain herbs, produce prized Cretan olive oil, and make their own phyllo dough. Explore authentic villages and the charming coastal town of Chania (with its strong Venetian and Ottoman influences), while enjoying farm-to-table cuisine as you overlook legendary blue seas. All this and more as they travel the culinary roads of Crete with Chef Penny who invites all to "Join me as we create sumptuous meals and enjoy the warm hospitality and wonderful cuisine of Crete, Greece".

For more information, please visit http://www.delfiniagroup.com/greek-food-and-wine.aspx#crete.

For interviews with Chef Davidi, please contact Arlene Winnick, winnickpr@aol.com