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7 May 2021 at 04 : 19 AM
From the Editors
Springtime and COVID-19 Welcome to May, a time of rebirth. Flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, summer is around the corner, and people are ravaged with spring fever, particularly after an interminable year of masks, restrictions on public gathering, and lots of fear. In some parts of the country, things are almost normal, while in others, ...
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28 April 2021 at 10 : 26 AM
Greece in Your Backyard
Homegrown Greek products win U.S. fans By Michael Kaminer In the U.S., we’re blessed with a number of importers who specialize in Greek products, from feta and olives to cheese and chocolate. But some producers feel such a strong connection to Greece that they produce their own Greek foods and beverages here in the States. Many of them use ...
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16 April 2021 at 11 : 54 AM
Serving with Sincerity
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach One thing I always teach my servers is to find the voice with which they are most comfortable and to use it with guests. The days when the quiet gentleman waiter spouting platitudes, “sirs,” and “madams” was the epitome of great restaurant service are over. It’s rare that ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 53 AM
The Merger of Two Gyro Titans
TOGETHER AT LAST, GRECIAN DELIGHT AND KRONOS CHART A COURSE FOR THE GREEK STREET-FOOD STAPLE—AND BEYOND. By Constantine N. Kolitsas What was once for many Americans outside of Greek enclaves a curiosity festival item has, over the past decade or so, become a culinary juggernaut. Gyro is, today, a street food that is popular throughout the ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 42 AM
Restaurant Spotlight
Tribeca’s Kitchen 200 Church Street, New York, NY | tribecaskitchen.com Every restaurant is a labor of love. But for Andy Koutsoudakis, Jr., who just reopened Manhattan’s renowned Tribeca’s Kitchen, the words have special meaning. Koutsoudakis’ father, Andy Koutsoudakis, Sr., passed away in 2020 of complications from ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 32 AM
Move Over, Chobani
A young Greek-yogurt maker wows the market. By Constantine Kolitsas It was almost 20 years ago when a very wealthy friend asked me what I thought about investing in a factory to make Greek yogurt in Upstate New York. “It’s just yogurt,” I replied, thinking that American tastes wouldn’t adapt to the thick, strained yogurt that we ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 19 AM
Mouriki Greek Premium Honey
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΙΟΝΤΑ ΤΟ ΜΕΛΙ Η «ΝΕΚΤΑΡ ΤΩΝ ΘΕΩΝ» είναι ένα φυσικό προϊόν υψηλής διατροφικής αξίας, με πλήθος θεραπευτικών ιδιοτήτων. Διακρίνουμε πολλές ποικιλίες μελιών ανάλογα με την ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 50 AM
«Γλυκάνισος»
ΓΕΥΣΕΙΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ. Ένας γνωστός προορισμός για καλοφαγάδες και όχι μόνο. Αυτό το μήνα, το Estiator επισκέφθηκε τη «νύφη του Θερμαϊκού» και συγκεκριμένα ένα από τα καλύτερα ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 30 AM
Γεγονότα-Ειδήσεις ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΣ 2021
Απεβίωσε o Γιώργος Μενεγάτος Ο ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΜΕΝΕΓΑΤΟΣ, ιδιοκτήτης της γνωστής εταιρίας New Yorker Bagel και πρώην πρόεδρος στον Σύλλογο Κεφαλλήνων «Αίνος» απεβίωσε σε ηλικία 68 ετών, από επιπλοκές της ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 14 AM
From the Editors
Resurrections Αs Greeks around the globe prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, it’s hard not to find the resurrection threads that punctuate the country’s current state of affairs -the return to life of the restaurant industry- along with other resurrections (great and small) as reflected in the pages of this month’s ...
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