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New Upscale Waterfront Jersey City Restaurant Was Inspired By Owners' Daughter New Upscale Waterfront Jersey City Restaurant Was Inspired By Owners' Daughter
New Upscale Waterfront Jersey City Restaurant Was Inspired By Owners' Daughter There's a new addition to the Jersey City dining scene, one that's keeping it all in the family. Landmark Hospitality's Maddy Rose opened earlier this month at Liberty House, at 76 Audrey Zapp Dr. The restaurant is named after Maddy, the daughter of Frank and Jeanne Cretella, the owners of the hospitality group.  Maddy Cretella, the namesake, serves as director of engagement and marketing. Taste the rainbow 🍉🌿🍅🍴 Get a head start to the weekend & join us tonight 🥂 Click the link in our bio to book a... Posted by Maddy Rose Restaurant at Liberty House on Thursday, August 17, 2023 "…

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by Sam Barron
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Anticipation Builds For North Jersey Greek Restaurant Anticipation Builds For North Jersey Greek Restaurant
Anticipation Builds For North Jersey Greek Restaurant Get ready Greek food fans. The wait is almost over. The Gyro Project, a new fast casual restaurant, is set to open next month at 2151 Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee. The restaurant is the brainchild of George Tenedios, an Englewood Cliffs resident who recently opened fresh&co in Newark and Spiro Kokkosis, who owns several restaurants in New York and lives in Fort Lee. Tenedios and Kokkosis are childhood friends who have been friends for 25 years and are both second generation restauranteurs with Greek backgrounds. Kokkosis came up with the idea for the Gyro Project and Tenedios soon was at…

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by Sam Barron
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Greek Restaurant 'The Gyro Project' Replacing Shuttered Bergen County Bakery Greek Restaurant 'The Gyro Project' Replacing Shuttered Bergen County Bakery
Greek Restaurant 'The Gyro Project' Replacing Shuttered Bergen County Bakery Opa! A new Greek restaurant is coming to Bergen County. The Gyro Project is an elevated Greek fast casual concept curated by George Tenedios, founder of Manhattan’s salad chain, fresh&co, and Spiro Kokkosis, owner of several Times Square staples such as Majestic Deli, The Times Eatery, and Premier Deli. TGP is headed to the space formerly occupied by SunMerry in Fort Lee, and will focus on a modern twist of authentic Greek street food. Customers can look forward to house-made gyros & souvlaki, grain bowls, salads, rotisserie meats & poultry, all using clean ingredients…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Jersey Gyros' Owner Dreamt Of Opening Shop Since Visiting Uncle's In Greece — So He Did 'Jersey Gyros' Owner Dreamt Of Opening Shop Since Visiting Uncle's In Greece — So He Did
'Jersey Gyros' Owner Dreamt Of Opening Shop Since Visiting Uncle's In Greece — So He Did Opening his own gyro shop has been on Mike Tolos' mind ever since he visited his uncle's spot in Greece as a kid. It was a hole-in-the-wall type place in Thessaloniki, and as soon as Tolos walked in, he was hit with the aroma of pork and chicken roasting on the skewers. What he enjoyed most about visiting the shop, though, was seeing the love that his uncle put into it, because he felt the same passion himself. "My uncle did it from love," said Tolos, 39, of Cliffside Park. "The dedication that he has fell on me." Tolos signed the lease for Jersey Gyros on Main Street in Lodi last March.…

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by Cecilia Levine