Tag: Greek American Food Stories

A Very (Greek) American Story on National Hot Dog Day: Meet Chicago’s Alpogianis Brothers

What started as a three-week journey of two brothers across the United States in search of how America eats its

July 23, 2015

A Chicago Mother’s Quest for Tasty, Gluten-Free Food for Her Child Leads to Innovative Food Start-up

Kiki’s Gluten-Free Foods, a family-owned company born out of the necessity of finding safe, convenient and tasty gluten-free foods for

March 24, 2015

New Greek-Inspired Magazine/Cookbook Hits the Stands Just in Time for Lenten Fasting Period

Just in time for nisteia— the forty day fasting period for Greek Orthodox people throughout the world, Kiki Vagianos, publisher

February 24, 2015

4th Generation of Edwards Family Returning to Greek Immigrant Neighborhood Roots with Multi Million Dollar Expansion of Chocolate Business

The Edwards family is returning to their roots— literally. A century ago in 1914, a Greek couple named Charlie and

October 21, 2014

Photo of the Day: Opa! Ole!

A random shot of the famous flaming cheese called “saganaki” shot at Chicago’s Parthenon Restaurant in Greektown. The simple photo

October 21, 2014

From Lefkada to Manhattan: New York Times Covers One Family’s Journey and Success in New York City

The New York Times published a story by Kia Gregory about the Zoitas family, a Greek family in New York

August 19, 2014

Chicago’s Jimmy Bannos Wins ‘Oscar of Food Industry’ at James Beard Awards

The “Oscars of the food business” were announced on Monday in New York City and a Greek American chef from

May 8, 2014

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