https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/11/30/phantom-gourmet/
I am skeptical about Dan’s motives and sincerity, but in fairness, as a greyhound adopter and rescue activist, admit to a decades-long animosity to the family, based upon their allegiance to Charlie Sarkis, who was the chief opposition in the (eventually successful) campaign to end dog racing in Massachusetts.
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^ I did not know this about the late Charlie Sarkis. I know someone that worked for him back in the day, and had nothing but extremely positive things to say. But dog racing—sadly no. 
He owned Wonderland Dog Track, where MANY greyhounds lived in deplorable conditions and received very bad medical care from a track vet who eventually had his license to practice revoked. The litany of lies and dirty dealings involving Sarkis and his underling, Dalton, was endless. Sarkis also had a history of mob associations. There was a lot more to him than his middle-range restaurant chains.
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