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3 August 2017 at 15 : 24 PM
Εφτανησιώτικες Γεύσεις
“Επτά νησιά, επτά καρδιές, να τι ΄ναι ο κόσμος όλος.” ■ Γράφει ο ΔΙΟΝΥΣΗΣ Ε. ΚΟΝΤΑΡΙΝΗΣ ΟΠΩΣΔΗΠΟΤΕ είναι μέσα στις μεγάλες μου στιγμές να καταφέρνω να ασχολούμαι με τις εφτανησιώτικες ...
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3 August 2017 at 15 : 57 PM
Don’t Let Fast Casual Eat Your Lunch
■ By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS, Consultant WHETHER you’re the manager of a diner, luncheonette, casual-dining or tablecloth restaurant, you have competition that’s eating your lunch, literally and figuratively. The rise of fast casual restaurants—fast food restaurants serving up higher-quality fare—has taken a bite off of everyone’s ...
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3 August 2017 at 15 : 37 PM
Chicago News – August 2017
PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS: TWO ECONOMIC OBSERVATIONS Illinois’ Shrinking Middle Class. In the Realtor magazine of July 2017 issue, we read that the number of Illinois households considered middle class has contracted in the last 40 years, while those considered upper income has grown, according to the Project for Middle Class ...
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15 July 2017 at 19 : 06 PM
Restaurant Sales – July 2017
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15 July 2017 at 19 : 56 PM
Chicago News – July 2017
Personal Thoughts and Comments: Parents deserve high marks A 30-year old man, born in the Chicago area, called our office the other day looking to buy a bar. There was nothing unusual about it. We asked him if he possessed the right experience and he replied affirmatively. He went on and revealed that at the present time, he and his brother, ...
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15 July 2017 at 19 : 31 PM
Two Greek Kitchens
Casual spot the Greek Kitchen (219 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60606; 312-606-0633) offers pick-your-own fillings, toppings, and sauces for Greek plates, salads and wraps. This restaurant specializes in chicken kebob, gyro and other light items of the Greek cuisine. You can order on line or call. It is open Monday through Thursday from ...
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15 July 2017 at 19 : 03 PM
His Inspiration: Greek Cooking
Southern Foodways Alliance, which documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South, stopped by Johnny’s in Homewood, Alabama, the neighborhood staple which serves Southern-style meat-and-three lunches, some time ago. It is a fact that Johnny’s servings have a hefty dose of Greek influence. The ...
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15 July 2017 at 19 : 54 PM
PLATIA’S OWNERS AREN’T IN THE LEAST SUPERSTITIOUS
The owners of Platia Greek Kitchen (4 Berry Hill Road, Syosset, NY), which opened in March, must be optimists. In the past 15 years, 10 restaurants have come and gone from the same spot. “I know we can succeed,” says Gregory Spanos, one of the owners. His reason? Experience. Spanos is also the owner of Mario’s Pizzeria in Great Neck, ...
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15 July 2017 at 18 : 14 PM
AHEPA Commemorates 70th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan
WASHINGTON, DC— The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA), the leading association of American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes, commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan in a statement issued by Supreme President Andrew C. Zachariades: "This week, 70 years ago, Secretary of State George C. ...
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15 July 2017 at 18 : 09 PM
From Menu to Table
■ By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS, Consultant Re-engineering and implementing menu changes is serious business. It’s not just a matter of seeing something on another restaurant’s menu and adding it to your own. That’s the easy way – and the way to eventually kill your food cost, confuse your customers, and get lost in the wider ...
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