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11 June 2019 at 06 : 30 AM
Chicago Area Reastaurant News – June 2019
By PETER J. POULOPOULOS Did you know? Four fun facts about restaurants WHO INVENTED THE FIRST MODERN RESTAURANT? National Geographic tell us that, as legend has it, a soup salesman named Boulanger opened the first modern restaurant 250 years ago in Paris. WHICH WAS THE FIRST CHAIN RESTAURANT? According to Wikipedia: “Arguably, the ...
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15 May 2019 at 07 : 09 AM
Chicago Area Reastaurant News – May 2019
CHICAGO AREA RESTAURANT NEWS By PETER J. POULOPOULOS Personal Thoughts and Comments IF THE ECONOMY IS THAT GREAT, WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE NOT FEELING IT? Government officials, news people, and so on are describing the greatness of the U.S. economy. They point to the low unemployment rate and high stock market to make their point, and they are ...
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8 April 2019 at 16 : 07 PM
Chicago Area Reastaurant News – April 2019
By PETER J. POULOPOULOS Personal Thoughts and Comments SILENCE IS GOLDEN. If one searches a dictionary for the definition of this maxim, he will find the following description: “Keeping one’s mouth shut is a great virtue, as in Don’t tell anyone else about it—silence is golden.” Although this precise phrase was first recorded ...
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10 March 2019 at 09 : 28 AM
Chicago Area Reastaurant News – March 2019
By PETER J. POULOPOULOS Personal Thoughts and Comments There are two areas of importance to us that we need to address in this month’s column: Should Greeks living away from Greece be able to vote in Greek elections? How do we report restaurant news in the Chicago area? FIRST, let us remember Greek politics in the U.S. in the ’70s; if ...
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15 February 2019 at 10 : 16 AM
Chicago Area Reastaurant News – February 2019
By Peter Poulopoulos DO NOT MISS NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE: Estiator plans to honor Chicago area restaurants and food pioneers. This is a unique opportunity for restaurants, manufacturers, distributors, and importers of Greek foods and wines in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin to advertise their products and services in this special edition of Estiator. For a ...
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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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10 November 2018 at 05 : 00 AM
Chicago Area Restaurant News – November 2018
By PETER J. POULOPOULOS THE VIEW RESTAURANT is located at 8930 S Harlem Avenue Bridgeview, IL and the owners are Ted Skondos and Spiro Tzivas. The View is open 24 hours and offer breakfast lunch and dinner. What amazes people about this business, that resides in a free-standing structure with ample parking, is that they offer excellent food and ...
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11 October 2018 at 07 : 38 AM
Chicago Area Restaurant News – October 2018
By PETER J. POULOPOULOS HOWE RESTAURANT is located at 5389 IN-9, Howe in Indiana; the owner is Angelo Tsitsos. Last time we visited Howe Restaurant was in 2004! Consequently, when Angelo called me a few days ago, I was happy to hear from him and promised that I will pay him a visit soon. And I did! We were happy to discover that he has ...
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13 September 2018 at 13 : 51 PM
Chicago Area Restaurant News – September 2018
BY PETER J. POULOPOULOS PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS RESTAURANTS: THE labor shortage is a real problem. For the past few years now, a problem known to only a few restaurateurs, has become a problem for most. Since we are licensed to sell businesses in Illinois, Indian and Wisconsin, we have determined that the labor shortage is now a ...
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5 August 2018 at 10 : 38 AM
Chicago Area Restaurant News – August 2018
News from Chicago Restaurants August 2018: From Eater Chicago: Anthony Bourdain’s Most Memorable Chicago Quotes - Anthony Bourdain felt a connection with Chicago, and many of the city’s residents were reeling Friday morning after hearing the news of his death. Bourdain brought the national spotlight to Burt’s Place’s pizza located ...
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