He and his wife, Sia, signed the lease and promptly named their restaurant Skara Taverna: Skara means "grill" in Greek.

It’s a classic immigrant story: A pair of Greeks set out to create a restaurant providing fresh food inspired by their homeland. But along the way, Sophia Mylona picked up a degree in nutrition from ...

Reporting from Athens, Greece — In the Athens I knew when I first moved here almost 20 years ago, the taverna was still an institution. That was in the early 1990s, before a stock market boom, the ...

A duo of longtime employees at Bay Area temples to Mediterranean cuisine — Kokkari Estiatorio and sister restaurant Evvia — have opened Taverna (800 Emerson), bringing an air of Greek hospitality to ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Greek Taverna welcomes guests with a family wall of pictures near the front entrance, encapsulating decades' worth of memories. Toula Panos grew up in the Richmond restaurant, ...

A new restaurant in Los Altos aims to help its visitors feel — and eat — like they’re on a Greek isle. Barbayani Taverna, which held its grand opening Oct. 10, features Greek decor and dishes such as ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Co-owners Chris Kostas and Amanda Kostas of Greek Isles Grille & Taverna in Dallas, in the patio area of their restaurant, on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Ben Torres / Special Contributor Known for classic ...

Athena Greek Taverna, 680 S. Stratford Road, announced that it will close permanently on Nov. 20 after 17 years in business. The restaurant was founded in May 2004 by husband and wife Yiannis and ...

Moussaka is most associated with Greek cuisine, but there are many variations in the Middle Eastern, North African and Balkan ...