He opened Papou's Greek Cuisine on South Side Square in downtown Huntsville. Papou's passed its five-year milestone last spring and continues to attract food fans downtown six days a week.

As I sink into the chair, I imagine my Greek grandfather, my gentle papou, at Bay Meadows, betting the few dollars he earned from slinging eggs and potatoes for workers at Pier 39 before World War II.

Last year's heat wave got too much for me, so I sold the station and decided to look for something else to do," said Frank Markantonis, owner of Papou Jerry's Gyro Truck, Houston's first Greek ...

Get a jar of “Papou’s Secret Spices” (Strompolos Foods, Chicago) as a rub. It has the flavors of the East: cumin and cinnamon, allspice, sea salt, pepper and Greek oregano. “No ...

the tablecloths come out and the space is subtly transformed into Papou’s (which means “grandfather” in Greek). The recipes come from Zotos’ mom Connie, who taught the staff herself.