The Purple Pig’s Founding Chef Departs After 15 Years - Eater Chicago
"Father Jimmy Bannos is also involved in Koukla, pegged to open by winter’s end in February or March at 7620 N. Milwaukee Avenue. The deal to buy the former Amici Ristorante in Niles was “too good to pass up.” Amici closed in the spring after 37 years. While the Purple Pig blended food from different Mediterranean countries, Koukla will focus on Greece. Bannos Jr. now holds a much brighter outlook in life while working with his father on their new restaurant." - Ashok Selvam
