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9 July 2022 at 10 : 07 AM
Get Festive: A Survival Guide to Summer Festival Participation
By Constantine Kolitsas Everyone loves a festival. Except me. Don’t get me wrong—I love attending festivals. I just hate being a part of them. And my business is frequently being asked to participate in them. Some are silly and a waste of time, such as a local library event where we were asked to be one of three or four restaurants serving ...
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9 July 2022 at 10 : 58 AM
Σοκολάτα Αγαπητός
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΙΟΝΤΑ «Μια γλυκιά ιστορία»... ΤΗΣ ΤΖΙΝΑΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΤΣΗ Το Δεκέμβριο του 1944, δύο μήνες μετά την αποχώρηση των Γερμανών από την Ελλάδα, ο παππούς Αγαπητός Βαλογιώργης άνοιξε το ...
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9 July 2022 at 10 : 28 AM
Menu Workarounds
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach If there’s one thing that running a business in the age of Covid has taught us is to find workarounds when the normal route is disrupted. And as you all know, disruptions these days come in many shapes, sizes, colors and flavors. Take today, for example. I got a call from my ...
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9 July 2022 at 10 : 02 AM
From the Editors
1776 and Such We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Two-hundred forty-six years ago, some rabble rousers in three-point hats gathered representatives from all 13 ...
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9 July 2022 at 10 : 49 AM
New Arrivals – July 2022
A coast-to coast glance at some of the industry’s newest additions Florham Park, NJ | THE GREAT GREEK MEDITERRANEAN GRILL | thegreatgreekgrill.com This fast-casual chain opened its first New Jersey location in June. The menu repeats the company’s successful formula of “homegrown recipes and big bold flavors,” including gyros, souvlaki ...
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9 July 2022 at 10 : 39 AM
Homes, Buildings, Apartments, Restaurants, Diners, Coffee Shops FOR SALE – July 2022
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13 June 2022 at 10 : 31 AM
MDR’s Annual Ambassador’s Breakfast held at the Greek Ambassador’s Residence in Washington DC
Left to right: Daniela Puglieli (MDR founder), Iason Loumidis (Loumidis Foods), Ted Xenochristos (CAVA), Dr. Stefanos N. Kales (Harvard), Rafi Taherian (Yale Hospitality), Matthew Kalamidas (Loumidis Foods), Thanasi Economou (Loumidis Foods) Washington, D.C., USA The Mediterranean Diet Roundtable™ held their annual Ambassadors’ Breakfast in ...
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11 June 2022 at 10 : 16 AM
Note to Self
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach Dear Me, You are a dinosaur. You’re almost 60, working in an industry where most of the managers under you are two decades younger. Your staff is for the most part less than half your age. These are people who don’t share any of your experiences that you had growing up; ...
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11 June 2022 at 10 : 51 AM
Ones to Watch
COVER STORY Meet the leaders mapping our industry’s future. By Michael Kaminer Despite the pandemic and troubled global situations, this is turning out to be an incredible year for Greek cuisine and the people behind it. Restaurants are opening at a record pace again. Awareness keeps growing as Greek food continues mainstreaming. And our cuisine ...
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11 June 2022 at 10 : 46 AM
From the Editors
Half and Half June. It’s already June. June 2022. Half of the year is gone, and another half still lies ahead. In the two-plus years since the advent of Covid, time seemed to stop and then accelerate at a breakneck pace. Restaurants across the spectrum have closed and more restaurants have exploded onto the scene. In this month’s cover ...
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