The restaurant business is in Vickie’s Zambrano’s blood. Literally. She grew up in a close-knit Greek extended family where life –and livelihoods– centered around food. Her grandfather, Bill Skenteris, was the longtime owner of Palmetto Fine Foods. Watching her papou at work gave Vickie her first taste of the dedication it takes to run a successful restaurant and ultimately how satisfying one’s hard work can be.
Vickie is a 15+year veteran of the restaurant industry. She worked for two of Greenville’s largest locally owned restaurant groups. a large, privately owned event company and also managed a private club. Building on her extensive front and back of house experience, her industry-wide connections, and her passion for fresh, Mediterranean mezze-style food, Vickie’s natural next step was to open her own restaurant.
Curean is Vickie’s labor of love and reflects her high standards and the full extent of her epicurean tastes. Vickie is, by her own account, “particular.” She’s made sure that everything about Curean – the food the drinks, the service and the ambience – is as perfect and delicious as she can make it to create for her guests a memorable one-of-a-kind dining experience.
Vickie loves being a part of downtown Greenville’s restaurant scene, but views Curean as being part of a much bigger community. Finding ways to give back is an important Curean initiative. The restaurant is always participating in community sponsored events and has hosted or catered many fundraisers for local charities and private groups. She’d love to hear from you!