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8 May 2020 at 14 : 27 PM
Restaurant Survival Guide
Valuable resources to help you through 2020. Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources The Small Business Administration is administering the loans under the CARES Act. Visit their site dedicated to helping businesses obtain the aid they ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 26 AM
Greek from Greece Raises the Bar
COVER STORY The Greek-sourced bakery-café franchise sets its sights on a national footprint. BY MARIA BENARDIS THE MARKET HAS BEEN FLOODED with fast-casual concepts over the course of the past five or ten years. Many adopt the Chipotle model, allowing guests to build their pita wraps or bowls as they pass along a line of ingredients, and ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 14 AM
Don’t Be Cheap
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach The title of this month’s column is a bit crass, but it fits because in it we will be addressing our instincts, which can sometimes be crass. As restaurant owners we understand that success is largely predicated on our ability to contain costs and squeeze as much value from every nickel ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 49 AM
Restaurant Spotlight
Agnanti 19-06 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, NY agnantimeze.com When it opened its doors in 2002, Agnanti (a curious word that means “to gaze across,” according to the general consensus of our Greek wordie authorities) held a unique place on Astoria’s Greek restaurant landscape. Its menu was heavy with small plates and filled with ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 35 AM
Mama Jo’s: The Breakfast Cart That Conquered NYC
A conversation with street-food icon Joanna Despas. BY MARIA BENARDIS JOANNA DESPAS, better known as Mama Jo to her customers, has been cooking up a breakfast storm from her cart on the corner of 47th Street and Park Avenue in New York City for more than 35 years. Hers was one of the first breakfast carts in the city, and through the ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 20 AM
The Diner Industry at a Glance
By: Robert Gillis, NJ Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Contributing Writer: Courtney Ciandella, Marketing Coordinator BIELAT SANTORE & COMPANY, 201 MAIN STREET, ALLENHURST, NJ There are currently well over 500 diners in New Jersey giving the state the deserving title of “Diner Capital of the World.” They range from the prefab, sleek, ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 50 AM
Restaurateurs Challenge Third-Party Delivery Providers
As takeout and delivery grow, restaurants rebel against high fees and unfair practices. By Constantine Kolitsas The fastest-growing segment of our industry is the takeout-and-delivery sector, which we have covered in Estiator over the past few years. Much of its growth has been accelerated by the emergence of third-party online ordering and ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 38 AM
Ενεργή σεξουαλική ζωή σημαίνει μακροζωία
ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ESTIATOR ΤΟΥ DR. ΘΑΝΟΥ ΑΣΚΗΤΗ (Καθηγητής Ψυχιατρικής EUC, Μέλος American Psychiatric Association (APA-USA), Πρόεδρος Ινστιτούτου Ψυχικής και Σεξουαλικής Υγείας, Διευθυντής Ιατρικού Κέντρου Ψυχικής ...
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6 April 2020 at 05 : 24 AM
Γεύσεις Ελλάδας
Εστιατόριο CTC Διεύθυνση: Ουμπλιανής 14 & Διοχάρους 27, Αθήνα. Τηλ: +302107228812 | Email: info@ctc-restaurant.com Της Τζίνας Καλλίτση ΠΟΛΛΑ έχουν γραφτεί για το γκουρμέ εστιατόριο CTC του ταλαντούχου και πολλά ...
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9 March 2020 at 14 : 02 PM
Shadowbrook at Shrewsbury
COVER STORY Jimmy Kourgelis brings his catering magic to a historic estate. BY CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS PULLING INTO SHADOWBROOK at Shrewsbury, a historic estate that today is famed New Jersey caterer/entrepreneur Jimmy Kourgelis’s most recently acquired property, the visitor is immediately thrust back into another time. The feeling makes ...
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