"It's All Greek to Me," a carry-out and delivery operation described in a PR release as "an authentic Greek carry-out deli and culinary training center," will open July 19 at 2716 Frankfort Avenue, next door to Heine Bros. Coffee, the space vacated by The Wine Rack when the wine shop moved to larger quarters one block west last month.
The restaurant will be operated by Maria Bell, who owned a popular Greek restaurant in Radcliff, Ky., for some time before trying two short-lived iterations of her Greek Paradise restaurant in Butchertown and Clifton before returning to Radcliff to open Gyros Express in the Fort Knox-area town.
It will also offer free delivery within a five-mile radius and custom catering with 24 hours' notice.
Carryout items will include spanikopita, spanakotiropita, eggplant dip, souvlaki, gyros, toubuli, falafel, Greek salad, stuffed tomatoes, stuffed grape leaves, soutzukakia smirneika. keftedas, roasted red pepper dip, parsley salad, moussaka, pastitsio, saganoki opa and daily specials. To the best of my knowledge there's no kitchen facility on the premises, suggesting that dishes will be brought in from Radcliff or other location.
The first Greek cooking class is scheduled for Saturday, July 25, from 4-5:30 p.m., with a Vegetarian/Vegan cooking class from 5:45-7:15 p.m. that same day.
Bell will also offer periodic culinary tours of Greece, the first tentatively scheduled for summer 2010.
Bell will continue to own and operate Gyros Express - http://gyrosexpress.com - in Radcliff.