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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Sunday Special - Homer's Restaurant What: Sunday Special on Homer's, which celebrates 40 years in business this year. George was a real estate agent in 1979 when he, his brother, sister and brother-in-law opened Homer's. Things weren't going so great until he invented chicken souvlaki - he swears his locale is the first place ever to serve it - in early 1980. He hasn't looked back since! Photos of long-time servers Jennie Bremner-McLeod (hair pulled back) and Angida Ricafort in dining room serving Saganaki (Greek graviera cheese flambeed at your table). Homers owners, George Katsabanis,(George is 84) and his wife Jutta, celebrating their 54th wedding anniversary and 40 years in business. Photos shot for story: George and his wife Jutta in their restaurant, Bottles of olive oil which is made back in Greece on George's family's estate, their world-famous chicken souvlaki, long-time servers Jennie Bremner-McLeod (hair pulled back) and Angida Ricafort in dining room, head chef Rem Lian in kitchen with chicken souvlaki, sue chef Anna Peta with pot of Greek Spanakopita, servers serving Saganaki (Greek graviera cheese flambeed at your table), copy of photo of restaurant in early years, and Exterior shot of building. See Dave.Sanderson story. Jan 17th, 2019