Athens' "Cookistos" Form Culinary Vanguard of Greek "Collaborative Consumption"

Home cooks, especially those without children, frequently face the challenge of preparing more food than they can consume. This issue is not unique to American kitchens. One solution to this domestic dilemma is something called "collaborative consumption," in which people can purchase portions of, say, a homemade chicken pot pie.

This phenomena is emerging in unlikely European venues. The BBC reported today on collaborative consumption's emergence in profoundly individualistic Athens. The emergence of cookistos -- those who prepare portioned meals -- is a fascinating story with parallels to the development of America's "sharing economy" firms, such as ride-sharing Uber.

The food described in the BBC story, including a recipe for moussaka, sounds delightful. If you can't visit Athens, you can always make the dish yourself -- and share it for a fee with total strangers.