Browsing Tag Constantine Kolitsas
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 53 AM
The Merger of Two Gyro Titans
TOGETHER AT LAST, GRECIAN DELIGHT AND KRONOS CHART A COURSE FOR THE GREEK STREET-FOOD STAPLE—AND BEYOND. By Constantine N. Kolitsas What was once for many Americans outside of Greek enclaves a curiosity festival item has, over the past decade or so, become a culinary juggernaut. Gyro is, today, a street food that is popular throughout the ...
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16 April 2021 at 08 : 32 AM
Move Over, Chobani
A young Greek-yogurt maker wows the market. By Constantine Kolitsas It was almost 20 years ago when a very wealthy friend asked me what I thought about investing in a factory to make Greek yogurt in Upstate New York. “It’s just yogurt,” I replied, thinking that American tastes wouldn’t adapt to the thick, strained yogurt that we ...
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10 March 2021 at 03 : 57 AM
The Price Is Right (or Is It?)
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach I remember when I was just out of college and I took a temporary job waiting tables at the new upscale Italian restaurant in town. The restaurant was the first to bring northern Italian cuisine out of New York City and into my area, and, along with it, high prices. “What kind ...
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11 February 2021 at 07 : 44 AM
Over the River and Through the Woods
As city dwellers reconsider their urban lifestyles, what does that mean for restaurateurs? By Robert Balzi Americans have adapted to the pandemic in hundreds of ways: from how they work and learn to how they spend their leisure time and how they worship. Within the restaurant industry, we’ve responded to the changes in eating ...
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11 February 2021 at 07 : 32 AM
Raising the Bar
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Bussiness Coach In November 2019, I opened a restaurant, a concept I had been working on for a few years and was extremely excited to get going. Despite spending all but the first four months of its existence under pandemic restrictions, the restaurant has been successful, garnering a ...
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10 January 2021 at 08 : 23 AM
A Look Ahead
What will be trending in the year ahead as restaurants consider a post-COVID world? By Constantine Kolitsas Let the trend be your friend— that’s what stock gurus say, and while it’s generally true of trends within the restaurant industry, it’s a challenge to see which of those from 2020 are here to stay and which were temporary ...
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10 January 2021 at 08 : 15 AM
Preventing Takeout Mistakes
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach Any restaurant manager who does a good amount of takeout will tell you that mistakes cost you business. Whereas a mistake in the dining room can very often be fixed within minutes, the only way to fix a mistake with a takeout order is to remake the order and have the customer ...
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13 December 2020 at 07 : 01 AM
A Time to Give
FEATURE Restaurateurs come to the aid of the community. By Constantine Kolitsas On March 15, restaurants in the State of Connecticut got word from the office of Governor Ned Lamont that dining rooms would be closed as the state wrestled with an onslaught of COVID-19 cases. The executive order was issued in conjunction with similar orders from ...
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13 December 2020 at 07 : 45 AM
Drink and Drive
Sober-curious consumers are driving a new trend in spirits. By Constantine Kolitsas IT’S A THING IN EUROPE, according to Nikolas Smyrlakis, one of the owners of Roots Spirits, an Athens-based crafter of fine liqueurs. And with all things spirits-related, what’s trending in Europe today trends in the U.S. tomorrow (well, if that tomorrow is ...
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13 December 2020 at 07 : 33 AM
Setting the Tone
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach If you’re like me, there is no more loathsome function as a restaurant manager than interviewing job candidates. I hate it. I even hate going through résumés. And the rise of internet job sites like Indeed have not truly improved the process. Post a server position requiring ...
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