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7 June 2021 at 04 : 58 AM
From the Editors
Innovation, Perspiration, Determination Chew on these three words: innovation, perspiration, determination. Those are three powerful words; words that, if chanted as a mantra, should conjure some powerful images. For most, those images are all tied to visions of success. Now digest their antonyms (or words that are their approximate opposites): ...
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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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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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10 March 2021 at 03 : 13 AM
From the Editors
Lions, Lambs, and a Season of Survivor Βy the time this issue reaches you, March will be upon us. But as this letter is being drafted we’re still in the heart of February, with winter storms shutting down Texas and snow covering much of the United States. Even in the old country, the Acropolis is blanketed in snow while thousands of Athenians ...
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11 February 2021 at 07 : 20 AM
From the Editors
Silver Linings and Shifting Sands As we prepare to turn the corner on the pandemic and (hopefully) the political upheavals of the last election cycle, the talking heads and soothsayers are in high gear, trying to divine in which direction the savvy investor, business operator, and entrepreneur should focus their energies. In this issue of ...
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10 January 2021 at 08 : 07 AM
From the Editors
A New Step Forward Every new year is welcomed with fanfare and celebration—with hopes, goals, and visions for something better than the year that has passed (and for all previous years past). It goes without saying that this is even more true of 2021. And while the fanfare and celebrating will be done from a safe social distance, the rejoicing ...
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6 December 2020 at 13 : 46 PM
From the Editors
’Tis the Season Coronavirus fatigue may be tempering the jolly in all of us this season, but this too shall pass. Christmas, let’s remember, is not about the here and now, but, rather, about that which is eternal. And so, we hope this issue’s themes of giving, responsibility, community, and optimism are ones that inspire you this season, ...
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11 November 2020 at 11 : 52 AM
From the Editors
Sober, Divided, and Unique Ιt’s a pretty strange time to be in business, and this issue reflects some things about the times in which we live. And so... As these are sobering times, it’s time we took a look at how addiction has impacted the industry and the community. Contributor Michael Troumbakis does just this in “Food, Drugs, and ...
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10 October 2020 at 04 : 55 AM
From the Editors
Remembering Where We Came From Ιn the October issue of Estiator, we look at our common roots to help us forge a direction for the future. As Greek-Americans, we all have our attachment to our homeland (or the land of our fathers and mothers) and the foods and ingredients that are a part of that homeland. And while it’s true that there’s always ...
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6 September 2020 at 07 : 39 AM
From the Editors
Timing Αs the Old Testament says, for everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. “A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to harvest; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build up; a time to cry and a time to laugh; a time to grieve and a time to ...
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