McCook's Candy Man, Alex Gochis
Monday, June 1, 2009
During the 1930s there were wonderful Greek restaurants in most of the hub cities across Nebraska. Norfolk and Fremont, in Northeast Nebraska, each had a "Greek" restaurant. As a child I always looked forward to a trip to Norfolk, because my family invariably stopped to have a sandwich and fountain treat at "Traynos" restaurant. My wife, Jean tells a similar story about her family's trips to Fremont, where the restaurant of choice was "Petros" restaurant. Both of these establishments had a great menu of sandwiches, a fine soda fountain, which featured ice cream made in their store, a line of hand-dipped chocolates, and a variety of hard candies.