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Papadakis Taverna has its last dance

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For decades, Papadakis Taverna has been the best-known attraction in San Pedro, not just for its food and atmosphere, but as an out-of-the-way place where celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Hanks and Paula Abdul gathered. It’s where Pete Carroll, then-coach of the owner’s beloved USC Trojans, would close the deal with high school recruits. It was where Natalie Wood ate the night before she drowned off Santa Catalina in 1981.

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But after 37 years of Greek dancing and plate-smashing, John Papadakis is closing the restaurant Sunday. In a place where people come to watch him as much as they come for the spanakopita and moussaka, ‘Sometimes I get tired of playing me,’ he said. Read the rest of the story here.

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-- Jeff Gottlieb

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