During COVID, Dimitri Syros was in law school at the University of Miami. He had no intentions of opening a restaurant. But food service is in his blood. His Greek family had restaurants his whole life, and he worked in them too.
When classes went remote during the pandemic, Syros returned to Sarasota, Florida, to be with his mother, Terri Syros-King. The family spent time reminiscing after the passing of his grandfather, the family patriarch. Together, they went through photos and recipes and shared stories. The memories sparked an idea.
“What if we got back into the restaurant business as a family?” Syros recalls. “What if we had a family cafe? My mom would be the one to essentially run it. She always dreamed of having her own place to keep the legacy going. Of course, I had plans to be a lawyer. I wasn’t really trying to be involved all the way, but I definitely wanted to help and do my part.”…