KOUZINA: Miami's Hot Greek Bistro

MIAMI - Thick, Greek-style yogurt hit the supermarkets in flavors like fig and lemon a few years ago, spawning a renewed interest in Greek food. The latest Greek restaurant to open in Miami is Kouzina Greek Bistro in the Midtown neighborhood. Named for the Greek word for ?kitchen,? it has a patio full of foliage that screens it from busy Northeast Second Avenue, and a fresh, hip interior in bright whites and blues with rolling pins hanging from the ceiling. The partners behind the venture are Yiannis Sotiropoulos and Makis Paliouras, who ran coffee shop-restaurants in Athens, and George Yiannikakis, who moved to Miami with his Greek-American wife.

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