Le Petit Greek

Windy! It was windy yesterday, which of course made me think of the song Windy by The Association. Check out the video from 1967! (I know, I age myself) But it wasn’t too windy for our Al Fresco Diners nor our Take-Out Customers. THANK YOU for sticking by us no matter the weather. Today the weather channel shows a beautiful day with a high of 70. We are here to serve you rain or shine, but we appreciate it when the weather is on our side. ... Enjoy grooving to the song Windy with photos of our Al Fresco Diners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsY8l0Jg3lY #Windy #SantaAnas #TheAssociation #Sunnytoday #Weather #GreekFood #TakeOut #AlFrescoDining #LePetitGreek #OutdoorSeating Le Petit Greek OPEN for Al Fresco Table Service & Take-Out Family Meals To Go & Curbside Pick Up Available Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30 PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM Closed Mondays. Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards Delivery available through Postmates, Grubhub & Ubereats

FAMILY MEALS We took four of our favored entrees and created family style meals available for Take Out only at a reduced price. They come in multiples of two and four so you can create the right size for you and your family. Family Meals for 2 are $45.00 and Family Meals for 4 are $72.00.... Kotopoulo Souvlaki Meal Chicken Breast Skewers grilled with Grecian Herbs. Family Meals are served Family Style with Greek Salad, Mixed Vegetables and a Choice of Lemon Potatoes or House Rice. Kotopoulo Zorba Meal Oven Roasted Chicken Breast with lemon, dill in a Moschofilero wine sauce. Family Meals are served Family Style with Greek Salad, Mixed Vegetables and a Choice of Lemon Potatoes or House Rice. Moussaka Meal for 2 Traditional Baked Casserole -layered potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, seasoned ground beef and bechamel sauce. Family Meals are served Family Style with Greek Salad, Mixed Vegetables and a Choice of Lemon Potatoes or House Rice. Solomos Psitos Meal for 2 Grilled Organic Scottish Salmon lightly brushed with olive oil and lemon. Family Meals are served Family Style with Greek Salad, Mixed Vegetables and a Choice of Lemon Potatoes or House Rice. #FamilyMeals #GreekFood #TakeOut #LePetitGreek #EnjoyHealthyFood #DeliciousMediterraneanCuisine #GreekLiving Le Petit Greek OPEN for Al Fresco Table Service & Take-Out Family Meals To Go & Curbside Pick Up Available Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30 PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM Closed Mondays. Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards Delivery available through Postmates, Grubhub & Ubereats

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Love is in the Air! A pronounced Agape is the Greek word for Unconditional Love. That’s the way we feel about you, our customers. We are OPEN for Al Fresco Dining Table Service for Valentine’s Day, today from 3:00 till 8:00 PM. ... Prefer TAKE-OUT? Cooking a cozy romantic dinner at home just doesn’t have the same appeal as it did a year ago. But, if you don’t feel like venturing out, then take off the apron, put down that pan and treat your loved ones to Le Petit Greek. Don’t forget about our Le Petit Greek Family Meals To Go. They come in multiples of two & four so you can get a great price on a delectable meal for you and your sweetheart or the whole family. A Le Petit Greek e-gift card is also a wonderful & delicious gift for those you love. You’ll be loving us in kind and we will be thanking you with all of our hearts. May Eros (known as Cupid by the Romans) the Greek God of Love, Passion, Desire and Fertility be kind to you and strike you in all the right ways. Whoa, it’s getting hot in here! #ValentinesDay2021 #Love #Desire #Delicous #LePetitGreek #Eros #Cupid #TakeOut #AlFrescoDining #FamilyMeals # #Agape #UnconditionalLove #GettingHot Le Petit Greek OPEN for Al Fresco Table Service & Take-Out Family Meals To Go & Curbside Pick Up Available Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30 PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM Closed Mondays. Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards Delivery available through Postmates, Grubhub & Ubereats

My God, you have no idea how much we have missed you! Seeing you seated outdoors for dining, literally brings tears to our eyes and fills our hearts with warmth, love and relief. Thank you for your support. Bless your shining beautiful faces! What an honor to serve you again.... Kali Orexi, , Good Appetite! #AlFrescoDining #BeautifulCustomers #MissedYou #KaliOrexi # #GreekFood #LePetitGreek Le Petit Greek OPEN for Al Fresco Table Service & Take-Out Family Meals To Go & Curbside Pick Up Available Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30 PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM (Open Valentine’s Day Dinner) Closed Mondays. Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards Delivery available through Postmates, Grubhub & Ubereats

DE-STRESS LIKE A GREEK! We believe how we deal with stress is essentially more important than the actual stress itself. Opa! What does that have to do with Greek food? There is a tremendous amount of personal and global stress right now. It takes a concerted effort to make sure the stress isn’t getting the best of us. ...Continue reading

Proud to call you Family! Living so far from home we don’t have a lot of family around us. Dimitris family is mostly in Greece and mine mostly on the East Coast. Last week we got to enjoy the surprise warmth and generosity of some cousins. We were blessed to receive some wonderful homemade Greek themed face masks for our staff from my cousin Trish in Minnesota. Notice the fabulous Santorini fabric. Trish is a person who leads & lives her life with love, strength, generosity..., and honesty. We also had a wonderful surprise visit from my little cousin Thomaswell not so little anymore! I hadn’t seen him in maybe 20 years, and it was a delight to see that he has grown into a vibrant, interesting, kind, and amazing young man. It was wonderful to break bread with him. Being so far from family we consider our customers, employees, and friends our extended family. Thank you all for enriching our lives and sharing your families & lives with us. Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Those are the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, the venerable Peace Activist & Vietnamese Buddhist Monk. Thich Nhat Hanh will be 94 within the week. His subtle teachings and beautiful messages of truth and love sweeps across world and transcends our religious ideologies touching the hearts of so many. He is an inspiration and example for peace, civil rights and what it means to ...be a good human being. May we all adorn smiles upon our faces and in our hearts. You may not be able to see it behind the masks, but you all put smiles upon our faces, and gratitude in our hearts. Thank you for your continued support. Our gratitude for the generous support of our neighbors for helping us to serve breakfast this week to Youth Emerging Stronger. Youth Emerging Stronger. Building Bright Futures for Homeless & Foster Youth. https://www.youthemergingstronger.org/

Hard to face American novelist James Baldwin said, Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. We know it is hard to face so many things in these challenging times personally, professionally, and globally. It seems every day brings about a new crisis in our lives or in the world. ... OUR RECIPE: We limit how much news we take in. We face what we can and what we need to. We let the rest go. We make a conscious effort to face the issues at hand with neutrality and positivity. We STOP ourselves from getting triggered by anger or fear. We find some peace and some joy every day. We become the eye of the storm and not the chaos around it. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS: Be kind to yourself. Treat yourself to something good today. Buy some beautiful flowers, watch the sunset, read a good book or enjoy a great meal at your favorite restaurant ( like the fabulous customers in the photos here). Find what works for you and gift yourself that moment of serenity and happiness. We will be here with you facing the challenges ahead and serving you with joy and gratitude. OUR AFFIRMATION: May there be peace in our minds and our hearts, our words and our deeds and may peace prevail in the world. Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards

YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF GREECE BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE THE GREEK OUT OF THE MAN! Photo of Dimitris morning Greek Coffee. Stone Ground Coffee Sketo (means no sugarheh it’s Dimitris after all) brought to a slow rolling boil. Poured into demitasse cup, sipped slowly (don’t swallow the grinds). Now if only we were enjoying that in Greece, relaxing and gazing upon the Aegean Sea. Thanks for neighborhood generous support in helping us to prepare and deliver fresh, delicious breakf...asts to Saban Community Clinic yesterday. SABAN COMMUNITY CLINC- quality healthcare is a right, not a privilege! https://www.sabancommunityclinic.org/ Enjoy your weekend everyone! Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards

Social Creatures I have seen the slogan #ALONETOGETHER and I retort #TOGETHERAPART. The concept, while understandable can boggle the mind. Never underestimate the importance of personal interaction. Even talking to someone on the phone or video chatting with them helps us stay connected. We are social beings by nature (even the most introverted of us) and we need interaction with others. Just a friendly glance from behind the face covering on a walk in the neighborhood, or ...a simple hello to another person is worth a trip to the market. We can see in the faces of our customers the happiness of just being on the boulevard in the open air and enjoying a meal (that they didn’t cook or have to clean up after) , connecting with others, observing life and passersby in person is also a vital part of their well-being. For me, to be released from the isolation bubble with some safely practiced socialization brings about a healthy dose of sanity. So, Cheers to chatting with someone other than work on zoom, to safe social gatherings, to long walks in the neighborhood, to haircuts under the outdoor tent and to Al Fresco dining or venturing out to pick up take out. Ahh, sanity. It’s well worth it. Enjoy some photos of our fabulous customers dining Al Fresco on Larchmont. Thank you for keeping us sane! Every face is like a beautiful flower and we welcome each and everyone of you with open socially distanced arms. Thank you! Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards

SPARTAN WARRIORS & COVID-19 I have copied below an excerpt from an article by Steven Pressfield (a favorite author of ours) who wrote about the Spartan Warriors and how they would have handled COVID-19. A true question from antiquity:... Why do the Spartans punish with a fine a warrior who loses his helmet or breastplate in combat but punish with death the man who discards his shield? The true answer, from Plutarch: Because helmet and breastplate are worn to protect the individual alone, but the shield is borne to protect the whole line. In ancient phalanx-type warfare, the formation advanced upon the enemy with shields overlapping, so that one warrior’s shield protected himself and, partially, the man next to him. The aim was to present to the foe an unbroken, impregnable front of armor. The enemy’s objective of course was to break through this front, to create a breach into which his forces could flow. One failed shield and the whole army could be lost. Now a question from the war you and I are fighting today: Why are we asked to wear surgical or face masks in public, to practice social distancing, and to observe self-quarantining? Answer: Because these practices are not for the individual alone but for the protection of the whole line. You can read more from Steven Pressfield at https://stevenpressfield.com//how-the-spartans-would-figh/ Thanks to everyone for your support in allowing us to prepare a lovely breakfast today for the front-line workers at My Friends Place. My friends Place is more important now than ever. Please take the time to check them out and see what you can do to support this wonderful organization. My Friend’s Place - assisting and inspiring homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives. https://www.myfriendsplace.org/about-us/ Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards

International Gratitude Day Yesterday was international Gratitude Day! Woo Hoo. I love that every day has some extra special purpose. Personally, Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is a favorite (August 4) but let’s get back to gratitude. In many religions there are prayers of thanks. In today’s world we often hear about having an Attitude of Gratitude. When I am giving thanks and in a state of gratitude, I like to get specific with it. When I say I am grateful for my family & friends... I pick out specific people and qualities about them or things they have done that I am grateful for. When I focus on my home, I get specific about what it provides me that I am grateful for. It is easy to get swept up in negative chatter about what needs fixing or what we don’t like about our living space. It is far too easy to get irritated with people, work etc. But if we can focus on what we are grateful for in different aspects of our lives then we can change our relationship to it. We can live more peacefully. That my friends is a good thing. Dimitris and I are grateful for our dedicated and talented employees. So many employees from the past still send a Christmas Card, visit us when they are in town and call or text from time to time. We have been through a lot together and are blessed that Le Petit Greek is part of their journey. Dimitris is graced to be God Father to 5 employee’s kids and has been best man at two of their weddings. We are incredibly grateful to our customers. You have been generous and supportive to us for 32 years and now more than ever we feel your love. Just this weekend a wonderful customer came to eat. She had come last week and confessed that when she saw Dimitris looking worn out, she came back this week to check in on him and was happy that he was looking much better. Another customer/friend took the time to share a photo of our son from an event when he was about 5 years old (now 18) as our kids went to elementary school together. These are just two tiny stories of thousands that warm our hearts and give us an abundance of gratitude daily for our customers. While we are at it, we are always incredibly grateful for chocolate chip cookies. I never met a chocolate chip cookie I didn’t like. Ha, Ha, Ha. Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards

Planting Seeds Of Kindness Plant your seeds of kindness and do not pull them out of the earth to see if they have started to grow. Let them gestate. If you continue to nurture your thoughts, words and deeds in consciousness, sincerity, peace & compassion then the fruits of your labors will be there for you when you need them. You will not have to question. Do not be set back by the ego’s tricks and false thinking. As the sun comes up daily, so should your acts of kindness a...nd reflection be repeated. Just as instructed on the shampoo bottle. Lather, rinse & repeat. At the end of each day I ask myself what my challenges and my triumphs were. In the morning I set forth a plan to commit a random act of kindness. I like to commit at least one a day, but my goal is always 3. It can be as simple as holding the door open for someone or allowing someone else to go in front of you in line at the store or bank. It can be safely picking up trash that was not yours and properly disposing of it. I like my acts of kindness to be unknown, simple gestures that elevate how we interact with the world and each other. It’s really easy to get caught up in what isn’t working in life. Worries, fears and irritations take very little effort. Plotting kindness is incredibly rewarding and forces our focus on what really is important in life which is how we interact and experience life overall. That doesn’t mean I ignore what isn’t working, I just practice not letting it be the center of my focus. As the Ancient Greek Philosopher Socrates said, The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards

You Brighten Our Day! A neighbor friend texted the other day from her work at a hospital and was telling me one of the patients was telling her how much she loved our restaurant and while she doesn’t live in Larchmont vicinity she will travel just to eat at Le Petit Greek. What she didn’t know was that it was Dimitris Birthday and that was just about the best birthday gift ever. There is a lot that weighs heavy on all of our shoulders, but these small gestures give us strength and joy. Thank you everyone for brightening our days and nights with your support and kindness.

Today we deliver a well-deserved yummy fresh Breakfast to the good people at Youth Emerging Stronger. Thank you to all of our wonderful neighbors who arrange for these meals and in doing so support us in supporting them. Youth Emerging Stronger. Building Bright Futures for Homeless & Foster Youth. https://www.youthemergingstronger.org/

Outdoor Dining in Greece Our fondest memories are of eating beautiful meals in Greece outdoor at the Tavernas known for Fresh Fish or Spit Fire Grilled Meats with Family & Friends. The sides that accompany those meals were vast and endless. To name a few there were savory crisp spanakopita, dips of whipped caviar (Tarama), yogurt and cucumber (tzatziki), fava beans with onions and olive oil. There was Gigantes- large beans in a tomato broth, quickly fried sardines you eat l...ike French fries, grilled prawns , stuffed tomatoes with rice , lemon potatoes, fried seasoned keftedes ( meatballs) Horta - steamed dandelion greens with olive oil and lemon, fresh beats with their greens, cabbage salads and of course a mouthwatering Horiatiki salad of cucumbers, tomatoes with feta, capers and olives. There was no more room to eat but then huge platters of fresh catch would come or the large platters of grilled lamb chops, pork, and various cuts of beautifully, grilled meats. Everything eaten family style. Because pleasing your palate entailed gathering and arranging your plate how you like. Most restaurants have outdoor seating in Greece because of the beautiful climate but also because it is under the heavens that we should rejoice and commune with family and friends. Our outdoor dining at Le Petit Greek has for 32 years been the most coveted seating at the restaurant and I hope the Al Fresco program Los Angeles has offered restaurants as a lifeline during these times remains. We are far too often indoors on technology and isolated from life. Sitting outside, looking at the sky and floating clouds of the day or the twinkling stars and glowing night moon, listening to the birds, looking at the trees, & people watching the families, friends and lovers pass by. Dining al fresco allows us an opportunity to expand our awareness of our surroundings and gratitude for the meal, the people in our lives and all the wonders of the world that abound us. We may not be on holiday in Greece, but our imagination can take us there. Enjoy some photos of Al Fresco seating in Greece. Remember even without stunning views there is always beauty to be found in the open air. Today we deliver a well-deserved yummy fresh Breakfast to the good people at Youth Emerging Stronger. Thank you to all of our wonderful neighbors who arrange for these meals and in doing so support us in supporting them. Youth Emerging Stronger. Building Bright Futures for Homeless & Foster Youth. https://www.youthemergingstronger.org/ Open for AL FRESCO TABLE SERVICE & TAKE OUT Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM Friday & Saturday 4:00-8:30PM Sundays 3:00-8:00 PM. Closed Mondays Order Online at www.lepetitgreek.com Phone Orders & Reservations 323-464-5160 E-Gift Cards available at https://www.toasttab.com/le-petit-greek/giftcards