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16 January 2019 at 13 : 29 PM
From the Publisher
It’d Be Better If They Just Left Us Alone! THE problem of granting Greek expats voting privileges is much more serious and complicated that everyone is imagine, supporting, promising or demanding these as a “right”. While it’s true that this is a Constitutional provision, its authors do not specify who “Greeks” living abroad are. Is this status ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 16 PM
Chicago Area Restaurant News – January 2019
By Peter Poulopoulos Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year: These thoughts were written in December 2018. By the time you read this column, it’s already 2019. I am certain that many of us attended New Year celebrations to exchange wishes and welcome the new year; in other words, we followed the process that we follow every year. Let me quickly add that ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 38 PM
New Arrivals – January 2019
New Arrivals: a coast-to-coast glance at some of the industry’s newest additions As the old Cole Porter Broadway tune goes, “Another Opening, Another Show…” And so it is with Greek themed restaurants that are mushrooming not just in the nation’s metropolises, but also in its suburbs, boroughs and hamlets. Here, then, is a ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 25 PM
Teens Returning to the Restaurant Workforce, Slowly
AFTER declining sharply in recent years, the recent uptick in teen labor force participation could help ease some of the industry’s staffing challenges, according to the NRA’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy. His Economist’s Notebook commentary and analysis appears regularly on Restaurant.org and Restaurant TrendMapper. While the tightening labor ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 57 PM
5 Inexpensive Ways to Boost Restaurant Customer Loyalty
You can improve customer loyalty by paying attention to the little details customers notice that you might overlook. Customer loyalty depends on unique and meaningful personal connections. Use these five tips to boost customer loyalty on a budget… 1 Be There Start by simply being present, visible, and active at your restaurant. This gives small ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 42 PM
Every Guest Leaves Happy
Managing for success by Constantine Kolitsas Ι once worked for a restaurant group that was so focused on customer satisfaction that every employee in its 40-plus units knew the acronym EGLH and could tell you with job-description-specificity what behaviors were expected of them to ensure that Every Guest Leaves Happy. Customer satisfaction was not ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 27 PM
Interview with Ambassador Soterhos
Bush’s “Man in Greece” Recalls the President That He Called “Friend” THE FIRST GREEK-AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO GREECE SPEAKS TO ESTIATOR by Constantine Kolitsas With the recent passing of President George H.W. Bush, contributing editor Constantine N. Kolitsas reached out to former U.S. Ambassador to Greece Michael Soterhos, an appointee and dear ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 57 PM
Παραμονή μιας Πρωτοχρονιάς
ΠΡΩΤΟΧΡΟΝΙΑΤΙΚΟ ΔΙΗΓΗΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΗ Ε. ΚΟΝΤΑΡΙΝΗ Είχαν πάρει να λιγοστεύουν οι μέρες μέχρι που να έλθει το βράδυ της παραμονής της πρωτοχρονιάς. Πάνω στην Αετόπετρα, το μικρό ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 07 PM
Οι πειρατές και το ποντίκι που βρυχάται
«Δίκαιο», «Ιστορικά δικαιώματα», «συμφέροντα» είναι λέξεις που στολίζουν τις διάφορες Τουρκικές δηλώσεις, ώστε να θολώνουν τα νερά βάζοντας φερετζέ στις αρπακτικές προθέσεις των αυθεντικών ...
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16 January 2019 at 13 : 46 PM
‘‘Διχασμένοι Αυτοκέφαλοι ή Ενωμένοι Αδελφοί;’’
Του Μητροπολίτη Μεσογαίας και Λαυρεωτικής κ. Νικολάου Τοὺς τελευταίους μῆνες γινόμαστε μάρτυρες μιᾶς πολὺ ἐπικίνδυνης καὶ κατὰ τὰ φαινόμενα ἀδικαιολόγητης κρίσης ποὺ ξέσπασε στοὺς ...
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