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9 July 2022 at 10 : 14 AM
A Greek New Way In The Windy
COVER STORY Chicago welcomes “a flood” of modern Greek restaurants. By Michael Kaminer Chicago is home to more than 7,300 restaurants and the nation’s second-biggest Greek population after New York. Now it’s also the epicenter of a new wave of modern Greek cuisine. In June, the Chicago Tribune reported on “a flood” of new ...
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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 : 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 : 20 AM
SVL Souvlaki Bar: Touch the tradition and evolve it!
BY MARIANNA STEPHANOU In 2015 the concept of SVL Souvlaki Bar was brought to life, after years of planning, to fill the vacancy in the market for a high-quality and authentic Greek “yeero” (a term from the phonetic spelling of the word “gyro”), a main dish in Greece and an ever-present symbol of Greek culture internationally. SVL ...
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