LITTLE SILVER: NEW OWNER TRANSFORMS ZOE

Aug 19, 2015

Laercio Chamon at the chef’s table at Zoe, where a large window offers a view of the kitchen. Below, an octopus and a watermelon salad. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)

By SUSAN ERICSON

With new owner Laercio Chamon at the helm, the once Greek-centric menu Zoe Bistro in Little Silver has a jazzy bossa nova rhythm now.

At 33 years old, Chamon says he’s been working in kitchens for more than half his life, starting as a dishwasher at Doris and Ed’s in Highlands when he was 14.

“I always wanted to be a part of the line,” he tells PieHole. It’s like being behind the scenes of something you see in a movie. There’s something about the adrenaline, the rush.”

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August 19, 2015 - 2:00 pm |

CHURN: SHREWSBURY TO GET FAST GREEK EATS

Mar 31, 2015

Greek Eats has signed to take the corner space, at right above, at the three-store 89 Newman Springs Road, now under construction. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

For about five years, Red Bank restaurateur George Lyristis has been developing an idea for a casual fast-food restaurant based on his ethnic heritage, he tells redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

Well, the time has come to make the concept real, he says. With the sale of their Zoe Bistro in Little Silver, effective Wednesday, Lyristis and his brothers Charlie and Taso are planning to open a new place called Greek Eats in Shrewsbury in coming months.

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March 31, 2015 - 10:00 am |

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SLOW-BRAISED COMFORT

Dec 12, 2014

The tender short rib sandwich comes with a mountain of made in-house potato chips. Below, the delicious crispy chicken sandwich. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)

By SUSAN ERICSON

Strip mall restaurants, especially those with a closed facade, can sometimes surprise. Expectations dictate fast food and plastic seating, but at Zoe Bistro in the Markham Street Plaza in Little Silver, our assumptions were incorrect.

The large, modern dining room with its back-wall-spanning banquette, rustic farmhouse-style touches, and easy-on-the-eyes creamy beige color scheme sets an elegant tone.

The lunch menu offers a mix of Mediterranean specialties such as hummus, feta, and grilled octopus, as well as and more filling burgers, sandwiches, and entrees. All come with a gourmet touch.

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December 12, 2014 - 9:00 am |

DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS ASK FOR HELP

Jan 25, 2011

Red Bank business owner George Lyristis led a plea to the borough council to make changes that would be positive for the downtown Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI

It’s going to take a team effort for downtown business owners to make it out of this murky economy alive, says George Lyristis, co-owner of The Bistro at Red Bank.

Time to get the other players involved, then.

Lyristis, along with a handful of other merchants, urged the borough council on Monday night to work with them in getting Red Bank back on track as a buzzing, competitive force in the region. The group wrote a letter to the council outlining what it hopes the governing body can do to get that done.

Keeping the downtown a little cleaner, scaling back parking enforcement and adding signs to direct motorists to parking lots will do, Lyristis said.

“We all have to chip in at this point,” said Lyristis, the de facto voice for business owners at Monday’s meeting.

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January 25, 2011 - 10:52 am |

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LITTLE SILVER: NEW OWNER TRANSFORMS ZOE

CHURN: SHREWSBURY TO GET FAST GREEK EATS

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SLOW-BRAISED COMFORT

DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS ASK FOR HELP