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Past Media Attention
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2003
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June 8 Cretikos - Cretan Daily Newspaper |
Half page coverage of the owner visiting Greece, his homeland, in order to open up a Greek restaurant |
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December 27 Nikkei Newspaper, Evening Edition |
Section to show the Olympics coming ahead next year. Pictures: Fried Cod, Moussaka |
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2004
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| January | |||
January Edition EL Magazine |
Spyro's Opening Party Pictures: Owner, Spyro's staff, Greek Ambassador, etc. |
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January 6 Weekly Tokyo Walker |
Brought up in the "New Open" section Pictures: Moussaka, Egg & Lemon Soup, Assorted Dessert, Retsina |
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| February | |||
February 13 AX TV - FujiRock (Nippon TV) |
Comedian Takashi Fujii invites singer Kaori Iida for a talk show, filmed @Spyro's |
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February 25 Hanako |
Brought up for "Mostly likely to be a Big Hit" section Pictures: Moussaka, Halloumi Cheese, Greek Salad, Homebaked Bread, Gyros |
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| March | |||
March 10-11 Tokyo FoodEx 2004 |
Exhibited yuvechi and kourambiedes for the Greek booth |
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| April | |||
April Issue Classy |
Brought up on 4/1 for their monthly calendar Pictures: Moussaka, Gyros Set |
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April 2 Metropolis |
Brought up on the "Restaurant Review" section Pictures: Interior |
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April 8 Daily Yomiuri Newspaper, evening edition |
"Coming Ahead Olympics" section Pictures: Moussaka, Clams in Ouzo Sauce |
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April 16 Guru-Guru Ninety Nine, Nippon TV |
Comedy Show filmed at Spyro's Food Items: Gyros, Yuvechi, Moussaka |
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| May | |||
May Issue CanCam |
Spot for Celebrity Readers Pictures: Greek Salad, Moussaka, Salmon Gyros |
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May 7 Mainichi Newspaper, eveing edition |
Theme on Athens Olympics |
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May 17, 24 Runner's High, Fuji TV |
TV Series where the main actor works at a Greek restaurant (Spyro's) |
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May 27 World Business Satellite, TV Tokyo |
Theme on Athens Olympics |
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| June | |||
June Edition Invitation |
Greece Now and Japan Now Pictures: Halloumi Cheese, Greek Salad, Fried Cod, Moussaka, Yuvechi, Ouzo |
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June Edition Cafe & Restaurant |
Brought up Spyro's homebaked bread Pictures: Owner, Spyro's natural yeast bread |
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June 5 J-wave FM Japan |
Tokyo Concierge |
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June 6 FM NACK5 - Sunday Navigation |
Brought up Spyro's and the Greek culture |
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June 7 Hanamaru Market, TBS TV |
part of a quiz show on taramosalata |
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June 8 FRAU |
Tokyo Concierge Pictures: Yuvechi, Fried Cod, Moussaka, Souvlaki |
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June 10 From A |
Interview of a part time worker at Spyro's |
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June 11 Tamori Club, TV Asahi |
30 minute program covering mainly Greek food and culture |
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June 16 mono magazine |
Queen's favorite menu section Pictures: Yuvechi, Moussaka, Greek Salad, Ouzo |
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June 21 sanspo.com |
Coverage in the gourmet corner Pictures: Interior, kitchen, bar area, Chicken Gyros, Souvlaki, Yuvechi, owner |
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June 22 FNN Super News, Fuji TV |
Coverage of Greek food and wine |
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June 23 Evening Fuji Newspaper |
Brought up Greek food, wine and owner Pictures: Souvlaki, Cretikos, Dip Set, owner |
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June 23 TBS Radio |
Brought up in "Yoshihiro Arakawa's Day Catch" section |
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| July | |||
July Edition SO News |
Featured in "Popular Restaurants" Pictures: Dip Set, Shrimp Saganaki, Yuvechi, Interior, Owner, Yamaguchi |
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Summer Issue Oedo Living |
Featured in "Worldwide Restaurants" Pictures: Yuvechi, Greek Salad |
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July Edition CLUB |
Coverage in "Modern Trend" section Pictures: Moussaka, Yuvechi, Souvlaki, Chicken Gyros, Ouzo, Retsina, Chrysolado Olive Oil, Feta/Halloumi Cheese, Assorted Desserts, Greek Coffee, and Owner |
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July Edition Kindai-Shokudo |
Featured in "Current Business Models" Pictures: Yuvechi, Moussaka, Clams in Ouzo Sauce, Halloumi Cheese, Chrysolado, Ouzo, Perla Salt, Chicken Gyros Set, Homebaked Bread, Calpis Ouzo, Retsina, Greek Yogurt |
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July Edition Metro Minutes |
Brought up in "Restaurants where you can dring Carlsberg!!" Pictures: Fried Cod, Carlsberg, Spyro's bread |
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July Edition PULSE |
Featured in "2004 Beer Olympics" Pictures: Mythos Beer, Fried Cod, Yuvechi |
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July Edition Mommy Clan |
Special coverage on Greek food Pictures: Greek Salad, Yuvechi, Souvlaki, Taramosalata, Chicken Gyros, Moussaka, Pasticio, Clams in Ouzo Sauce, Assorted Dessert, Olive Oil and Feta Cheese |
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July 11 Sunday Mainichi magazaine |
Pictures of interior and owner Pictures: Chicken Gyros, Yuvechi, Stuffed Tomatoes, Moussaka, Cardiofilo, Kritharaki Pasta, Owner |
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July 16 Tokyo Newspaper |
Brought up in "Market Eye" |
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July 20 NHK Morning News |
Filmed the interior, food items, and interview of the owner |
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July 20 Wide Scramble, TV Asahi |
Interview of the owner, as well as menu items that use tomatoes: Greek Salad, Shrimp Saganaki, Stuffed Tomatoes |
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July 22 Asa wa Tanoshiku, TV Tokyo |
Live appearance by the owner giving away special value lunch plans |
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July 24 Hadaka no Shonen, TBS TV |
Part of a Silk Road footage, showing Moussaka and Yuvechi |
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July 28 Asahi Newspaper, evening edition |
Featured in "Hey, it tastes good, Greece!!" |
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July 31 Mainichi Weekly |
Interview of the owner explaining food items and Greek culture Pictures: Owner, Home-baked bread, Greek Frappe, Yuvechi |
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| August | |||
August issue VOGUE |
Featured in "One Critic's Voice" by one of the most renowned restaurant journalists Yumiko Inukai Pictues: Fried Cod, Yuvechi, Souvlaki, Ouzo Grenadine, Homebaked bread |
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August Issue dancyu |
Featured in "Breakfast all over the world" Pictures: Moussaka, Chicken Gyros, Greek Coffee |
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August Issue T-one |
featured in "T-one's recommendation" |
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Summer Issue Yomiuri Cookbook |
Brought up in "Greek food found around the block" Pictures: Greek Salad, Yuvechi, Homebaked bread |
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August Issue Otona no Shuumatsu |
Brought up in "Delicious Restaurants" Pictures: Souvlaki, Yuvechi, Dip Set |
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Summer Issue Maximum Moments |
Combination of Greek food with wines from all over the world Pictures: Halloumi Cheese, Dip Set, Moussaka, Greek Salad, Yuvechi, Fried Cod |
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August Issue GOAL |
"A word from a Greek-Japanese on Greek Soccer" |
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August 1 Japan Bread and Sweets Newspaper |
Featured on "Simple and slow bread culture" Pictures: Chicken Gyros, Dip Set |
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August 3 Evening News, NHK TV |
Food and owner's interview aired |
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August 7 Asa-Ten Saturday, Nippon TV |
Contents include pork souvlaki, interior, and owner's interview |
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August 9 Eiji Bando's Ban-Ban Strike, Nippon Hoso Radio Station |
Live appearance by the owner |
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August 10 Sakidori Navi, Nippon TV |
Food and restaurant aired |
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August 10 Chou Chou |
Featured in "Restaurants you benefit from" Pictures: Halloumi Cheese, Fig Compote, Yuvechi, Greek Wine, Interior |
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August 12 News Plus 1, Nippon TV |
Appearance of the owner as well as 2 Greek regular customers |
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August 14 Chubou Desuyo, TBS TV |
Harajuku's Star Chef, Yamaguchi, and the rising star, Isomura, both appear |
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August 16 Caz |
Food and interior brought up Pictures: Chicken Gyros, Greek Salad, Yuvechi, Fig Compote, Interior |
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August 17 Tokyo Walker |
Brought up on "4 Best Places to Eat Greek Food" |
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August 17 Sports Hochi newspaper |
Interview of the owner as well as the interior |
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August 20 Jyou-hou Tsuu, Nippon TV |
Coverage of food, interior and owner |
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August 23 Eiji Bando's Ban-Ban Strike, Nippon Hoso Radio Station |
Live appearance by the owner |
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August 24 News no Mori, TBS TV |
Aired Greek salad, souvlaki, gyros and owner's interview |
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August 29 Sunday Japon, TBS TV |
Aired Marathon beer, Olympias wine, gyros and owner's interview |
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August 30 Shuukan Taishu, weekly magazine |
covered in "Yorimichi gourmet" Picture: Moussaka |
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| September | |||
September Issue TOKYO BROS |
Featured in "Gourmet Corner" Pictures: Yuvechi, interior |
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September Issue TITLE |
Coverage in "Title's Best" on Yumiko Inukai's column Pictures: Yuvechi, interior |
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September Issue Melon |
Featured in "World's sweets" Pictures: Greek yogurt, interior |
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September Issue ELLE a la table |
Brought up in "Greece is very hot this summer" Pictures: Owner, Nakamura, and exterior |
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September Issue Guide to Athens Olympics |
Brought up in "Let's have some homemade Greek cuisine" Pictures: Moussaka, Souvlaki, Chicken Gyros, Greek Yogurt, Olive Oil, Ouzo, interior, owner |
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September Issue GINZA |
Featured in "Greek food specialties" Pictures: Dip Set, Assorted Greek cakes, Yuvechi, Lamb Chops, Shrimp Saganaki, interior |
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September 11 Chikyuu-go-Round, NHK TV |
Live appearance by the owner on a quiz show |
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September 27 OZ magazine |
Coverage of Omotesando area Pictures: Souvlaki, Greek Salad, Moussaka, interior |
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October Issue Oggi |
Coverage in "Big hit during the Olympics, what we want is Greek Food!" Pictures: Greek Salad, Yuvechi, Retsina, and interior |
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October Issue Style |
Usage of the lounge section for a photo-shoot of a model |
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October 12 WWE Smackdown, Fuji TV |
A comment on WWE by the owner |
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| November | |||
November Issue cafe sweets |
2 page coverage on International cuisine Pictures: Salmon Gyros, Greek Salad, Moussaka, Interior, Pork Souvlaki, Greek Yogurt, Dip Set, owner |
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November Issue Wine & Dine |
Coverage in west European cuisine Pictures: Shrimp Saganaki, Lamb Chops, Papagianakos Red, Avantis Rose, interior |
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November Issue Precious |
Brought up in "Good Restaurants to dine with your co-workers" Pictures: Greek Salad, Souvlaki, Moussaka, Ouzo, Interior |
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| December | |||
Winter Issue agim |
Coverage in European cuisine Pictures: Dip Set, Greek Salad, Retsina |
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December Issue restaurant.com.gr |
3 page coverage as an overseas Greek restaurant Pictures: Interior, lunch and dinner menu |
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December 15 Olymics TV |
Hosted Kosuke Kitajima and Tadahiro Nomura for a talk show on Olympic medalists |
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December 22 Hanako |
Won the Grand Prize as International Cuisine Pictures: Chicken Souvlaki, Moussaka, Interior, owner |
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2005
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| January | |||
January Issue Casa BRUTUS |
Won the "Best Restaurant" award for 2004 Pictures: Yuvechi, Interior, Red wine |
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| February | |||
2005 Issue Tokyo Super Catalogue 2005 |
Featured as the Greek restaurant to dine in Tokyo Pictures: Ouzo, Lamb Chops, Interior, owner |
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February Issue J-Basket |
Offered a special lunch course Pictures: Moussaka, Souvlaki, Interior |
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February 5 A Touch of Spice |
Organized a special collaboration with this Greek movie by offering a special menu and giving out glass wines. |
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March 1 Love FM |
A brief 10minute appearance on air describing Greek food by the owner. |
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March 8 -10 Tokyo FoodEX 2005 |
Upon request from the Greek Embassy and Hellenic Export Promotion Organization, used varieties of Greek products for cooking and display. |
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| April | |||
April 27 Tokyo Walker |
Brought up in "Restaurants where people can party" section Pictures: Interior, Souvlaki Chicken |
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| May | |||
May Issue Tokyo Shinmeibutsu Ryouri |
Coverage in "Delicious Ethnic Food Section" Pictures: Moussaka, Yuvechi, Exterior, Isomura Head Chef |
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May Issue PS Tokyo |
Brought up in "Cafe Recipe" section, introducing Bakaliaro's recipe (Fried Cod) Pictures: Bakaliaros, picture of owner |
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May 4 Click |
Live TV program, Nippon Television 15:45 - 17:35 Owner appeared live to introduce "Bakaliaros" in part of a quiz show |
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| June | |||
June Issue Soup |
Coverage in "We Love Harajuku" introducing Rice Pudding Pictures: Rice Pudding |
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June Issue Dokanto |
Introduced in "Late Night Restaurants in Omotesando" section Pictures: Interior, Lamb Chops, Greek Salad, Clams in Ouzo Sauce |
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June 1 Hanako |
Coverage in "Harajuku for Adults" section Pictures: Greek Salad, Retsina, Chicken Souvlaki |
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June Issue Ninki no Dessert Menu |
Picture of Greek Yogurt with Seasonal Fruits |
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Summer Issue OREXI |
Introduction of "Baklava" - traditional Greek sweets, with its recipe Pictures: Isomura Head Chef, Baklava, Ingredients |
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| August | |||
August Issue SUBARU DAYORI |
Introduction of "Baklava" with its recipe and history Pictures: Interior, Baklava, Step-by-Step Cooking Style |
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| September | |||
September Issue Nikkei Restaurant |
Featured in "Hot websites of Gourmet Restaurants" Pictures: Top page, Dinner Menu, About Greece |
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September Issue POPEYE |
Brought up in "Recommendation by Harajuku residents" Pictures: Chicken Gyros |
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