Food
BY ANGELA MATUA
AMATUA@QNS.COM
Though Astoria has an
abundance of Greek
restaurants, Chef Nicholas
Poulmentis of newly
opened Akrotiri, is hoping
to serve dishes not found in other neighborhood
eateries.
Akrotiri officially opened on March 15
at 29-20 30th Ave. The restaurant, which
is owned by Chris Kouvaros, is named
after an ancient Greek city on the island
of Santorini that was buried in volcanic ash.
The city is also believed to be the inspiration
behind Plato’s Atlantis — and
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to honor this, the menu features a large
variety of fish dishes.
Poulmentis, who is from the island of
Kythira, grew up working in restaurants
and received a degree in culinary arts. To
round out his culinary education, he spent
15 years traveling through France, England
and Italy learning different cooking and
pastry techniques.
After his travels, he came back to
Greece, where he operated a restaurant
in Kythira. But in 2012, he moved his family
to Astoria after the country began experiencing
economic difficulties.
“I started working and went back to
being a line cook until I proved myself,”
he said.
Photos courtesy of Akrotiri
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