From a small pizza shop in Connecticut to a name synonymous with hospitality across Georgia. This is the story of Christos Giannes.
A young Christos Giannes arrives in America with his family from Greece, learning the sacred craft of hospitality in his mother and father's pizza shop. Every dough stretched by hand, every customer greeted by name. The foundation of a lifetime's calling takes shape in a small Connecticut town.
Drawn by opportunity and the warmth of the South, Christos brings his Mediterranean soul to Georgia. Greek tradition meets Southern hospitality, and the union would go on to define decades of community and service.
Not just a restaurant. A gathering place. Christos Pizza becomes a cornerstone of the Marietta community, where families celebrate milestones, friendships deepen over shared plates, and every single meal is served with the kind of love that can't be taught. It can only be lived.
Kouzina. The Greek word for kitchen. It becomes a destination. Authentic flavors meet Southern warmth in an elevated experience that honors heritage while embracing the community Christos loves. The greater Atlanta area takes notice. The legacy grows.
Five decades of wisdom, now in service of others. Christos dedicates his life's experience to helping the next generation of restaurateurs and hospitality professionals build legacies of their own. Because the greatest gift of a life well-lived is the ability to light the way for those who follow.
Christos doesn't just understand this concept. He lives it. Has lived it every single day for over half a century. For him, hospitality is not a transaction. It is not a business model. It is an act of love.
Service is far beyond a meal. It is more than an experience. It is an opportunity for all the magic in life to experience itself through ourselves.
Every plate that leaves the kitchen, every handshake at the door, every moment of genuine care. These are not services rendered. They are gifts exchanged between human beings who chose to share a moment together. That is philoxenia. That is Christos.
Five decades of wisdom, distilled into guidance that transforms restaurants into institutions and owners into pillars of their communities.
From dream to blueprint. Christos helps you define a restaurant concept that is authentically yours. Rooted in your story, built for longevity, designed to become a cornerstone of your community the way his restaurants became cornerstones of his.
Beyond recipes. Craft a menu that tells your story, honors your heritage, and keeps guests returning for generations.
The Philoxenia way. Train your team to deliver the kind of warmth that turns first-time visitors into lifelong family.
Sustainable excellence. Systems, strategies, and the hard-won operational wisdom that only comes from fifty years of hands-on experience running restaurants that people love.
Your restaurant is more than food. It's a legacy. It's your family's name on the wall. Christos helps you build a brand that carries that name with the weight and warmth it deserves, because he's done it himself. He knows what it takes to make a name mean something to an entire community.
Christos didn't just help us open a restaurant. He helped us understand why we wanted to in the first place. He sees the soul of what you're trying to build before you can even articulate it yourself.
In fifty years, he hasn't lost an ounce of passion. Working with Christos reminded me why I fell in love with this industry. He carries a fire that lights up everyone around him.
He sees things nobody else sees. The way a dining room flows, the feeling when you walk through the door, the moment a stranger becomes a guest. Christos understands hospitality at a level most people never reach. He is the real thing.
Whether you're opening your first restaurant or reimagining your twentieth, Christos brings the same fire he's carried since that pizza shop in Moosup. Your legacy starts with a conversation.
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