Constantine Giavos: Stella's, Little Nickel and more!

Constantine Giavos comes from Richmond restaurant royalty. The
son of Katrina and Johnny Giavos, Constantine's grandmother is
Stella — yes that Stella — the namesake and inspiration behind
his family's most well-known restaurant.


Serving as creative director for his family's impressive
portfolio of restaurants, it was the re-launch of Stella's that
launched Constantine into the family business.


"I started with the relaunch of Stella's in 2011. That's when I
really got involved," Giavos, who studied at the Parsons School
of Design in New York said. "Continental was the second one. It
kind of steamrolled from there."


While his parents and others handle what comes out of the kitchen
at Giavos-family restaurants such as the aforementioned Stella's,
Continental (2x), plus Little Nickel, Sidewalk Cafe, Kuba Kuba
(2x), Galley, and Perly's, Constantine handles what you
experience upon entering the space.


He sets the tone by, among other things, designing each
restaurant's decor, choosing the dishes and drinkware, settling
on menu font types, and curating the playlists that send music
into guests' ears while hearty portions fill their bellies. 


Learn all about Constantine, his design philosophies, and his
music career on this episode of Eat It, Virginia!


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