The former host of the Kali Kardia taverna, Kostas Rethemiotakis, has died after a long illness at the age of 81. His funeral took place at the church of St George in Afrata on Wednesday 9th March 2025.
Kosti, as he was known to everyone, managed the Kali Kardia with his wife Georgia for nearly 50 years before they handed it over to two of their grandchildren – Kostas and Georgia (Tzina) – in 2017.
We send our condolences to his sons Dimitri and Iakovo, his daughter-in-law Aristea, and his grandchildren Konstantinos, Kostas and Tzina.
Kali Kardia in 2014, with Georgia (right). Her famous “grandma’s rabbit stifado” survived the transition to the next generation. Photo: Google Maps.
Kosti in Afrata, 2002. Photo: Yuval Hasson.
