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Demetri Malki

Montclair Restaurateur Found Selfless Way To Take Care Of His Staff Amid COVID-19 Crisis Montclair Restaurateur Found Selfless Way To Take Care Of His Staff Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Montclair Restaurateur Found Selfless Way To Take Care Of His Staff Amid Covid-19 Crisis The owner of a Montclair restaurant is stepping up in trying times to help his employees during the COVID-19 crisis. Demetri Malki, who runs De Novo European Pub on Bellevue Avenue, has vowed to give every dollar that comes through his restaurant's front doors to his employees so they can pay their bills. Malki of Westfield opened a second location in Edgewater last year, but had to close at the start of the coronavirus outbreak. He is relying only on takeout and delivery orders at the Montclair restaurant. "Every dime that comes in is going back to our employees." the restaurateur told …
One Of LA's Hottest Restaurants Has Ties To De Novo In Edgewater One Of LA's Hottest Restaurants Has Ties To De Novo In Edgewater
One Of LA's Hottest Restaurants Has Ties To De Novo In Edgewater Some of the hottest eateries in Los Angeles, Boston and New York City share the same designer behind Edgewater's newest restaurant. De Novo -- which translates from Latin to "beginning again" and replaces Le Jardin on the Hudson River -- has another location in Upper Montclair. The restaurant was designed by Chris Kofitsas, the CEO and founder of New World Design Builders, which might be most well-known for its work on Catch LA, Toro and ABC Kitchen. A newly-designed, reclaimed wood and brass detailed facade greets guests outside of De Novo.  Inside is a grand lobby where a…