Spanning three generations, Uncle Stavros carries on family legacy
Uncle Stavros, who turned 95 this month, sits in his restaurant patio. Photo Uncle Stavros’ 95th birthday was spent in the true fashion of the Triantis family. After a hard day’s work at the family’s beachside restaurant, the family closed shop two hours before the usual time and fired up baby back ribs in the kitchen, the same spot where Stavros baked his famous white bread every morning since 1967. Surrounded by his two daughters, four grandchildren and extended family, the tacit hazel-eyed gentleman blew out the candles on his birthday cake. Born on March 15, 1920 in Karpenisi, Greece, Stavros Triantis came to the States in the aftermath of WWII for opportunity. His uncle owned a bar in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the 31-year-old took on chores. He returned to Greece a few years later to find a wife, to no avail. On the ship back to the U.S., he met Christina, who was en route to Ottawa, Canada. They wed a few months later and started a new life together in west Los Angeles. The couple opened a large family diner in Santa Monica on Sawtelle Boulevard with a business partner. After a year, the two extracted and opened their own restaurant a few blocks away, called Oasis Cafe. It…
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