Nicholas Lambrinides
Nicholas Lambrinides (1879–1962) was a Greek-American entrepreneur who built the Skyline Chili chain of chili restaurants based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Early life[]
Lambrinides was born a Greek in Kastoria, then part of the Ottoman Empire, now in Greece. He emigrated to the US in 1912 at age 33.
Restaurant owner[]
In 1949, Lambrinides and his three sons opened a small restaurant in the Cincinnati area now known as Price Hill. They named the restaurant Skyline Chili because of its panoramic view of downtown Cincinnati.[1]
Cincinnati-style chili is a sauce usually used over spaghetti or hot dogs, that contains a blend of spices that with a distinct taste. The recipe for Skyline Chili is a well-kept family secret among Lambrinides' surviving children.
Personal life[]
Lambrinides and his wife had five sons.
He died in 1962.
References[]
- ^ Tate, Jeffrey. "Nicholas Lambrinides". findagrave.com. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
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- Greek emigrants to the United States
- People from Kastoria
- Greek Macedonians
- American restaurateurs
- Businesspeople from Cincinnati
- 1879 births
- 1962 deaths
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
- 19th-century Greek Americans
- American business biography, 19th-century birth stubs