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Avra in Manhattan has great food.

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I agree that Mythos has really great food, but I'm tired of the cafeteria-like atmosphere. You should try the relatively new one on Plandome Rd. in Manhasset - Mykonos. It's a couple of blocks north of Northern Blvd. We've been there twice so far. It's doing really well and the food is very good.

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I've been to Mykonos in Manhasset. I agree the food and decor is very nice.

Trata in NYC is good too.

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Molyvos in Manhattan is also good - a bit on the pricey side - but the food was so delicious!

I like Stamatis in ditmars (NOT the one on Broadway).

I've heard Estiatorio Mylos in Manhattan is good although i've never been -

I also recently went to Anna's corner in Ditmars - omg - they have GREAT gyro - and I hate gyro normally - i went on Saturday with my fiance and koubaro and his fiance - we had spent the day looking for stefana/ lambades and favors - after finally choosing stuff (i am SO darn picky - i was looking for the old stefana that had the orange blossom but the verdict is they dont make them anymore. My luck though - i found the EXACT pair that I wanted at Kentrikon and they told me that it was the girls mother's stefana and she was passing it down to her daughter - UGH! just when i thought i lucked out!)

i ended choosing stefana from Kentrikon that had crystals, porcelain and pearls - it was seriously the ONLY pair i liked. We also chose our lambades from Kentrikon - i love their work - it is SO pretty and different - it was pretty much a branch of pearls which she was to add satin roses to - i loved that it was so different.

The favors we chose we from Markella's though - we seriously went to 5 different stores in Ditmars (Markellas, eleni's, Astron, George's hellenic gifts, and Kentrikon). Kentrikon was the last place where i chose the stuff - i though our koumbaro was going to kill me - bec i was being so picky - i just didnt want the same old crystal favor that you see at every wedding -

I think i might have a pic of the lambada - although it might not be the best - i'll post it later -

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Does everyone have their stefana?? Can you post pics?

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Georgia - I don't have my Stefana yet, my Koumbara is going to Greece in February for her cousins wedding and she's going to purchase them there. I told her that I want something very simple, I like the very plain stefana that just have pearls around them. Yours sound beautiful! When you pick them up, please take pics & post them, I would love to see them! Wouldn't any of the places you went to custom make stefana with the orange blossoms you wanted. It doesn't seem like it's an impossible request.
Congrats on picking out the boubounieres!

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I have to try Mykonos in Manhasset, when FH & I want I go out for Greek again, we'll try it out!

I've been to Mylos & it was ok, I wasn't too impressed, but that probably has alot to do with the fact that I didn't like what ordered, I wanted to try something new! I've also heard Molyvos is really good, I've gone to Oceana which is owned by the same people & the food was sooo good, so I really want to try Molyvos.

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May 15, 2005, what great date - my daughter was married May 15, 2004!!!

If you prefer less oil on your food, you should mention it at Mykonos. The first time we went, I didn't like my food swimming in oil and my husband had to convince me to go back a second time. I mentioned it and they were very understanding. The fish was fresh and extremely delicious, with very little oil this time. It helps to speak to them in Greek too. The owner insisted on refilling our wine glasses.

Where is Oceana?

I was hoping to hear other responses to the original question. Any other Greek restaurants on LI worth going to?

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May 15, 2005, what great date - my daughter was married May 15, 2004!!!

If you prefer less oil on your food, you should mention it at Mykonos. The first time we went, I didn't like my food swimming in oil and my husband had to convince me to go back a second time. I mentioned it and they were very understanding. The fish was fresh and extremely delicious, with very little oil this time. It helps to speak to them in Greek too. The owner insisted on refilling our wine glasses.

Where is Oceana?

I was hoping to hear other responses to the original question. Any other Greek restaurants on LI worth going to?

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Oceana is on 54St btw Madison & Park. The food is really, really good, I can probably say it's one of my favorite restaurants in the city, it's mostly seafood, but their non-seafood items are really good also. If you go, try to request a table in the upstairs room, I don't like the decor on the main level.

Thanks for the tip about Mykonos, I'll make sure to tell them I don't like my food with too much oil.

I remember FH telling me that there's a really good Greek restaurant in Suffolk, I can't remember how far out it is though, I'll ask him if he remembers the name of it later, but it's probably too far to just go for dinner. He said they have the best lamb he's ever had (that's not a selling point for me since I hate lamb).


Not only is my wedding day the same as your daughters, but we're using the same band!!

How is your sons planning coming along?

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What a coincidence - Delta is great! It surpassed all our expectations. Are you also requesting a violin or a clarinet? I'm sure you know that's separate, but we had a violinist. He was fantastic.

Planning a son's wedding is so very different. Thank you for asking. Everything is coming along beautifully but besides my gown, there's not much for me to do at all. Plus it's in NJ, so I can't even offer to help decorate the church or any of that. For my daughter we did everything, from making the favors to decorating the pews and the lambathes. It was the best year of my life!

We love seafood, so definitely Oceana will be on our agenda. Suffolk is also very doable for us, so I'd love to find out the name of that restaurant - and I LOVE lamb! LOL!

Take care and all the best.
Mary

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Here is a not so great pic of the lambathes that I chose - except she is going to add a few satin roses like the second pic has -

Greek dancers at wedding

Hi guys - I am a Greek bride and have a question. We are going to have a dj and then some Greek music as well. My parents were both born and raised there, therefore very old fashioned and traditional. My FH is Irish, German and French. Almost my entire family resides in Greece. A few will be coming to my wedding. So since the majority there will not be Greek and not know how to Greek dance - my brother and sister thought it would be fun to hire a male and female Greek dancer (in traditional Greek outfits) to come in and surprise the guests and start the dancing and show them a few moves. So my sister thought she'd surprise FH and I with this and mentioned it to my paretns and they FLIPPED. They find it insulting to our culture and tradition and said they will NOT have it. FH and I think it would be great and don't feel that way at all. My question...would you do it anyway? They have been making demands aside from this like, my gay friend not being allowed to attend the wedding...I think I have to stop them at some point. So, would you find it insulting as if it were mocking hte tradition or embracing it?

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Here is a not so great pic of the lambathes that I chose - except she is going to add a few satin roses like the second pic has -

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Those are beautiful Georgia, when you said you were getting them from Kentrikon, did you mean Noufaro, or is this a different place?

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Those are beautiful Georgia, when you said you were getting them from Kentrikon, did you mean Noufaro, or is this a different place?

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Yeah it is Noufaro - i think the full name is Kentrikon Noufaro - i love their work - they are on the pricey side but FH and our koumbaro talked her down a lot. It might have helped that we threw in that our koumbaro is getting married in July too - so i guess she is hoping for repeat business

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Georgia - FH & I bought a few thing from Noufaro for the Christening we were the Godparents for last June, everything we ordered from there was beautiful!

LImom - We're geting the clarinet player with Delta, I've heard that the violinist is really good, but we just felt that my mothers family & FFILs family would enjoy the clarinet more, being that most of the music from the areas in Greece they are from have clarinet in them.

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LImom - We're geting the clarinet player with Delta, I've heard that the violinist is really good, but we just felt that my mothers family & FFILs family would enjoy the clarinet more, being that most of the music from the areas in Greece they are from have clarinet in them.

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Yes. You are right. Different areas have music with distinctive sounds that either the violin or the clarinet create. The islands use the 'violi' and the northern parts, where my husband is from, also, use the 'clarino'. And you are getting the DJ for the American music too? You will be very pleased with them.

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Hi tp329

Since I am of your parents' generation, maybe you won't mind my two cents here. I don't think having dancers in ethnic costume would be mocking our traditions in any way, but that said, I do think it is unnecessary and maybe (excuse the phrase) a bit tacky. It is different when a dance troupe or a belly dancer goes to an affair to entertain, but to have someone gathering groups of people to instruct them on how to dance at a formal wedding is another thing. Greek dancing is very easy to follow and most guests get caught up in the music. With a little encouragement they will join in, trust me. They won't mind not knowing the steps.

My daughter's wedding was evenly split between Greek and non-Greek guests. She specified early on that she wanted half American music with a DJ, and half Greek. I hinted that 60% Greek would be better and she said 'No! half and half'.
My husband and I didn't interfere any more, and I don't know how it happened or when the decision was made, but in the end there was definitely no more than 20% American music. The dance floor was packed the entire time with people from both sides dancing. I wouldn't be surprised if the band leader saw that people were on the dance floor and they just continued playing. At the end, the non-Greeks told me it was an amazingly fun wedding. One fellow said he wanted to go find himself a Greek girl. An uncle of the groom said 'I always thought Italians know how to have a good time, but Greeks REALLY know how to party'.

I would recommend you to honor your parents' wishes on this, and maybe try to use it to compromise with them as far as your gay friend being invited. Maybe tell them you'll have the Greek part their way, and you'd like to make up your guest list your way.

I hope this helps in a small way. Good Luck!

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I agree with LImom.

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Hi tp329

Since I am of your parents' generation, maybe you won't mind my two cents here. I don't think having dancers in ethnic costume would be mocking our traditions in any way, but that said, I do think it is unnecessary and maybe (excuse the phrase) a bit tacky. It is different when a dance troupe or a belly dancer goes to an affair to entertain, but to have someone gathering groups of people to instruct them on how to dance at a formal wedding is another thing. Greek dancing is very easy to follow and most guests get caught up in the music. With a little encouragement they will join in, trust me. They won't mind not knowing the steps.

My daughter's wedding was evenly split between Greek and non-Greek guests. She specified early on that she wanted half American music with a DJ, and half Greek. I hinted that 60% Greek would be better and she said 'No! half and half'.
My husband and I didn't interfere any more, and I don't know how it happened or when the decision was made, but in the end there was definitely no more than 20% American music. The dance floor was packed the entire time with people from both sides dancing. I wouldn't be surprised if the band leader saw that people were on the dance floor and they just continued playing. At the end, the non-Greeks told me it was an amazingly fun wedding. One fellow said he wanted to go find himself a Greek girl. An uncle of the groom said 'I always thought Italians know how to have a good time, but Greeks REALLY know how to party'.

I would recommend you to honor your parents' wishes on this, and maybe try to use it to compromise with them as far as your gay friend being invited. Maybe tell them you'll have the Greek part their way, and you'd like to make up your guest list your way.

I hope this helps in a small way. Good Luck!

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Thanks for the advice! I guess I will compromise...but the rest will be ME and FH's decisions! They are so paranoid about being embarassed or it not being good enough, etc. Their first child's wedding I guess.

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Do NOT worry! I have never been to a Greek wedding (or half Greek either!) that wasn't wonderful. Your wedding day will just as good. Plus, I'm sure your parents want you happy and you will have everything your way. That's how it should be.
All the best.
Mary