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series, which aired on

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between 2005 and 2009. Profiling family-owned restaurants in the

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area, the show's first two seasons focused on the Psalios family chain of

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,"Chain Gang: It’s all Greek to them". ''

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'', December 24, 2008. while its third and final season focused on the Quon family chain of

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."Preserving Old-Time Cuisine and Values"
''

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'', August 16, 2011. The Quon family were later featured in their own spinoff series, ''

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'', on

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. The series was produced by

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and distributed by Picture Box Distribution. The Quon family season was also carried by

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in the

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in 2011.

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* Food Network (Canadian TV channel) original programming 2005 Canadian television series debuts 2009 Canadian television series endings Television shows filmed in Edmonton 2000s Canadian reality television series {{food-tv-prog-stub