{"id":18271,"date":"2015-11-11T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T20:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/11\/chris-kalamandis-opens-the-country-diner-in-fort-edward-serving-customers-daily.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T11:03:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:03:21","slug":"chris-kalamandis-opens-the-country-diner-in-fort-edward-serving-customers-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/11\/chris-kalamandis-opens-the-country-diner-in-fort-edward-serving-customers-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Kalamandis Opens The Country Diner In Fort Edward, Serving Customers Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Country Dinner in Fort Edward is open daily in Fort Edward. Customers can get breakfast, lunch or dinner at the establishment, which is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY ANDREA PALMER<\/p>\n

A new business, the Country Diner, opened in
\nFort Edward about a month ago.<\/p>\n

Chris Kalamandis, owner and operator, has lived
\nin Fort Edward for only three months. He purchased
\nthe building at 134 Broadway from the previous
\nowner, who lives in Troy.<\/p>\n

Kalamandis is Greek and has lived in Norwalk,
\nConn., on the Connecticut-New York state line for
\nmany years. He spent the last year and a half traveling
\nthroughout the country and state. He landed in Fort
\nEdward several months ago and liked the town
\nbecause it reminded him of living in Norwalk in
\nthe 1970s. He saw business opportunity and stayed.<\/p>\n

“I love it here, and that is the bottom line,” said
\nKalamandis. “A person has opportunity here to make
\nanything he wants, as long as he is willing to work.
\nIf he is willing to work, he has all the opportunity
\nin the world.”
\nKalamandis said the cost of living in Norwalk was
\nextraordinarily high. The cost of living in the Upstate
\narea is much more reasonable. He currently lives
\nabove the business but is considering purchasing
\nproperty in Fort Edward or the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

“I’ve made good friends in just the little time I
\nhave been here. Guys I did not even know before
\ntook me to look at houses. The people here, they are
\ndifferent. People here are more into working hard,”
\nsaid Kalamandis.<\/p>\n

“I was in the restaurant business for 13 years. At
\n32, after working for many years, I built a [previous]
\nrestaurant up and then expanded to three restaurants,”
\nsaid Kalamandis. Afterward, Kalamandis worked
\nin construction for 25 years before returning to the
\nrestaurant business with the Country Diner.<\/p>\n

Kalamandis has three grown children and a
\nnumber of grandchildren, all of whom live outside
\nthe area.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to live here, and it looks like it will be
\nfor the rest of my life. I want to buy a property so I
\ncan build my own house. I’m going to go after this
\ncareer. If I can meet every person and if I can help in
\nany way, that is what I want to do,” said Kalamandis.<\/p>\n

Hours of operation are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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