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19 January 2018 at 18 : 46 PM
Diner History and Culture
It all started in 1858 by a... printer! A true “diner” is a prefabricated structure built at an assembly site and transported to a permanent location for installation to serve prepared food. Webster’s Dictionary defines a diner as “a restaurant in the shape of a railroad car.” The word “diner” is a derivative of “dining car” and diner ...
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12 December 2017 at 16 : 50 PM
Connecticut’s Pan Gregorians Support Community Causes at Annual Gala
■ By Constantine N. Kolitsas DINER owners and restaurateurs that comprise the vibrant Connecticut Greek business community gathered on Sunday October 22 in the state’s western city of Danbury to present the Pan Gregorian of Connecticut’s charitable gifts at the organization’s annual dinner dance, held at the Amber Room Colonnade. The ...
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12 December 2017 at 15 : 30 PM
Profiles in Success: Pete Tsangarakis Quenches His Appetite for Business and Philanthropy
[caption id="attachment_2739" align="alignleft" width="650"] Pete Tsangarakis at his Croton Colonial Diner in Westchester County, NY.[/caption] ONE of the most profound memories of Pete Tsangarakis’s early time in his adopted country was his first Christmas here. He was just 19 years old, had no relatives or friends, and had just gotten a job ...
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12 December 2017 at 15 : 52 PM
Diner On the Cutting Edge
A glowing realization of a “λαθραίος” dream ■ By Constantine N. Kolitsas HISTORY tells us that the first diner was created in Rhode Island in 1872 when Walter Scott began selling food from a horse-drawn wagon to employees of the Providence Journal. But for many, it’s Northern New Jersey that is ground zero for the ...
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10 November 2017 at 12 : 08 PM
Κινδυνεύει η Δημοκρατία;
Η αγωγή του υπουργού Εξωτερικών Νίκου Κοτζιά κατά της Athens Review of Books ■ Του καθηγητή ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ Β. ΔΕΡΤΙΛΗ* Ο ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ Εξωτερικών Νίκος Κοτζιάς με αγωγή του κατά ενός περιοδικού ...
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10 November 2017 at 12 : 34 PM
The first Greek immigrants
THE first Greek known to have been to what is now the United States was Don Theodoro, a sailor who landed on Florida with the Narváez expedition in 1528. He died during the expedition, as did most of his companions. In 1592, Greek captain Juan de Fuca (Ioannis Fokas or Apostolos Valerianos) sailed up the Pacific coast under the Spanish flag, in search ...
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10 November 2017 at 12 : 33 PM
Super Healthy Greek Foods
■ By JESS MILLER THE Greek cuisine is one of the most historically rich cuisines around the world, with its origins dating back several millennia. However, over time, the cuisine has changed due to absorption of a number of influences like the Turkish cuisine owing to the roughly four centuries of the Ottoman Empire. The Greek cuisine has ...
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10 October 2017 at 14 : 44 PM
Disrespect of Synodical Decision Creates Crisis
■ By GEORGE MATSOUKAS* It is difficult to discern the Holy Spirit-Spirit of Truth in the process of selecting the hierarchs in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America [GOA] is headed for another wrenching crisis! What happened to the post conciliar spirit of Orthodoxy one year after ...
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10 October 2017 at 13 : 21 PM
How the Greek-Americans helped German-occupied Greece (Part II)
The magnificent story of the mobilization to save thousands from starvation and disease ■ By professor ALEXANDROS K. ΚYROU After the occupation of Greece by the Germans and long before the entry of the United States in the Second World War, the Greek people faced starvation and thousands died, mainly in Athens. It did not take long ...
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11 September 2017 at 10 : 42 AM
Πώς οι Ελληνοαμερικανοί βοήθησαν την Γερμανοκρατούμενη Ελλάδα
Η υπέροχη ιστορία της κινητοποίησης της ομογένειας που έσωσε χιλιάδες από πείνα και ασθένειες ■ Του καθηγητή ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Κ. ΚΥΡΟΥ Μετά την κατάληψη της Ελλάδος απο τους Γερμανούς και πολύ ...
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