Colin Matthew Alevras (July 7, 1971 – October 1, 2022) was an American

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Early life and career

Alevras was born in

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, the son of Joan, a

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and minister and Ronald Alevras, a

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. He graduated from the Audubon Society Expedition Institute in 1989, the attended the

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. He had a passion for

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and attended the

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, which was established by

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. While there, Alevras had served as a

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for

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s. was also a chef for a Canadian

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. Alevras established his own restaurant, called The Tasting Room Restaurant, which he ran with his wife, Renee. In 2006 he and his wife moved to Elizabeth Street in

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. After moving, established another restaurant, which when reviewed by

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received only a single star. In the 2000s and 2010s, Alevras retired and had begun working at the Red Hook Winery. He died in October 2022, of

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at his home in

, at the age of 51.

References

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