Aphrodite and the Mixed Grill

Australia in the mid-20th century was a boom time for a type of business that has all but disappeared. With names like the Paragon, the Olympia or the Parthenon, and often with an art deco facade, the Greek cafe used to be a part of everyday Australian life. A Queensland researcher is now trying document this often overlooked chapter of recent Australian history, and has self-published a book on the subject entitled Aphrodite and the Mixed Grill.

http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/documents/heritage/aphrodite_and_the_mixed_grill.pdf

KERRY O'BRIEN: Australia in the mid 20th Century was a boom time for a type of business that has all but disappeared. With names like the Paragon, Olympia and the Parthenon and often with an art-deco facade, the Greek cafe used to be a part of every day life. A Queensland researcher is documenting this part of Australia's history and has a self-published a book Aphrodite and the Mixed Grill. As Peter McCutcheon discovered, this part of history for many Greek Australians is still very much alive.


PETER MCCUTCHEON: Angelo Pippos is one of the last of his kind. His business in western NSW is a rare living example of a phenomenon that swept the country nearly a century ago: the Greek cafe.

ANGELO PIPPOS: It's one of the original ethnic things that ever happened in Australia as far as we're concerned.

Café De Luxe opened in 1926 by George Pippos and 83yrs later his son Angelo and wife Margie Pippos are still carrying on the traditions from 1926.
When you step through the cafe’s doors you’re hit with the true colors of the outback’s friendly surroundings and our friendly staff.


Come in from a weary day of travel or a hard day at work or even just if you’re passing by. Try our home made hand cut chips (the only potato cut chips in Australia.) Our mouth watering mixed grills, T-Bone Steaks, famous fish and home made Lemon, Orange and Pineapple squashes.
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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/food/stories/s1069152.htm
http://cafedeluxe.net.au/