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23 April 2016 at 17 : 54 PM

Fitting a SQUARE into a Triangle

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The charming, classic train-car diner lined with wood paneling at 33 Leonard Street, NYC (212-925-7188), has been around since the Forties. It is run by the husband-and-wife team of Ted and Ann Karounos, who inherited it from their family, who’s had it for the past forty years (so we learned from the blog Eater, which recently reviewed it along with a ...

23 April 2016 at 17 : 35 PM

VERANDA: A Café for All Seasons

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Located in the heart of Bayside, NY, Veranda is a bistro-style restaurant offering American contemporary dishes served with a Mediterranean flair in an upscale casual dining atmosphere. The menu features seasonal fare all modestly priced and always with fresh ingredients and great taste supported by a hand-picked wine list and iconic ...

23 April 2016 at 17 : 24 PM

Nerai: An Establishment That Commands Respect

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In speaking with Spiro Menegatos, partner at the upscale restaurant Nerai, at 55 E. 54th Street, NYC (212-759-5554), we find out that “when Constantinos Yousiss, Dinos Gourmos, and myself began working out the cuisine, concept, and overall guest experience, it was clear to us what our niche would be. Our main focus at Nerai is to elevate the ...

4 April 2016 at 17 : 51 PM

At Ouzo Bay, You’re Flying High

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AT OUZO BAY, 1000 Lancaster Street, Baltimore (443)708-5818, they fly in only the freshest seafood from around the globe. As most of us know, the value of Greek cooking is in the integrity of the ingredients. From wild-caught fish to grass-fed lamb to prime dry-aged meats, it is the restaurateur’s duty and his mission to provide his customers with the ...

4 April 2016 at 17 : 40 PM

Milos Brings Aegean to the Strip

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ESTIATORIO MILOS' Las Vegas branch, at 3708 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, NV (702) 698-7930, by restaurateur Costas Spiliadis features fine Mediterranean cuisine and has a longstanding reputation for serving the freshest, most pristine imported seafood daily. This dining destination brings an authentic taste of Greece to Las Vegas, sparing no effort to ...

4 April 2016 at 17 : 35 PM

This Is What a Dining Institution Looks Like

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PONZIO'S DINER-BAKERY-BAR, at 7 West Route 70 in Cherry Hill, NJ (856-428-4808), is a handsome dining institution with an extensive stone façade that covers from end to end its oblong shaped structure. In Cherry Hill, Ponzio’s, which has been held by different hands at different times—mostly Greek ownerships—is regarded as something of a legend for ...

4 April 2016 at 16 : 08 PM

You Learn to Expect Quality Here—and You Get It

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AS THE GROUND is broken across the way from the Stratford Diner for the new Rowan University School for Osteopathic Medicine, where stem cell research will be conducted, one contemplates the euphoria that this building—and its occupants—will bring to an already significantly successful establishment. Surrounded by the Lindenwold Railroad station and ...

21 February 2016 at 19 : 38 PM

The Sport Bar at Phily Diner: A Microcosm of Fun

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There’s always plenty of action at the Sport Bar side of the celebrated Phily Diner, at 31 S. Black Horse Pike, Runnemede, NJ, 856-9394322, and the action usually centers around its long elliptical bar, where cool drinks like Sherbet, Mimosas and Bloody Marys are dispensed and inventive food is dished out from the adjacent brick-oven open ...

21 February 2016 at 19 : 14 PM

Helen Greek Food Thrives in Texas

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It’s a rare delight when a restaurant under-promises and over-delivers on its food. At Helen Greek Food and Wine, 2429 Rice Blvd, Houston, TX (832) 831-7133, what arrives on the plate often surpasses the modest menu description. In a sense, Helen has been 34 years in the making. Non-Hellene proprietor Evan Turner fell in love with the culture and cuisine ...

21 February 2016 at 19 : 31 PM

Kokkari’s Concept: Philoxenia

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At Kokkari Estiatorio, management is driven by the concept of philoxenia, the art of making a stranger a friend. This philosophy drives their efforts to create a cuisine fit for the gods with the hospitality of a proper Greek home — a restaurant that you would never want to leave. Named after a small fishing village on the island of Samos in the Aegean ...