He is the seventh of 11 children. "The largest family of Greek origin in Montreal," Billy Siounis, better known as Mr. Puffs, proudly assures me. That's the name he gave to his loukoumades, a traditional Greek pastry he has been trying to introduce to Quebec customs since 2004.
In his unpretentious little shop on Notre-Dame Boulevard, located in the heart of Laval's Greek community, his employees are busy preparing their brand new orange Puffmobile for its first official outing at the Premiers vendredis (First Fridays) event at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
"It's important to leave our community to make ourselves known," notes the friendly and voluble 37-year-old businessman. He has the generous smile and contagious passion of creative people. A slight paunch betrays his gourmet side, which he embraces with good humor.
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