Restaurants
The McRazor
Disposable razors were first introduced in 1974, by Bic. In 1976, Gillette came out with its own competing product, the Good News twin blade disposable. And in 1978 McDonald's decided to run a promotion in which they gave away free Gillette Good News razors with orders of breakfast meals.They must have thought the promotion was fairly successful, because it seems that they repeated the offer a couple of times throughout the 1980s. I can't imagine them giving away free razors today.
Honolulu Star Bulletin - Apr 17, 1978
Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 27, 2018 -
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Category: Restaurants, 1970s
Crazy Cafe
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 10, 2017 -
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Category: Entertainment, Restaurants, 1950s
Dolph Traymon, 97-year-old at the Keyboard
I cannot find anything to contradict this review from 2015 which had Dolph Traymon still tinkling the ivories at his Fife and Drum restaurant.
Source of 1948 ad.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 19, 2016 -
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Category: Music, Restaurants, 1910s, Longevity
Mystery Illustration 21
What famous restaurant is depicted here?
The answer at this link.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 07, 2016 -
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Category: Restaurants, 1950s
Wendys, the Musical
A few months back I posted about McDonalds, the Musical. In a similar vein, here's Wendy's, the musical employee training video.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 12, 2014 -
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Category: Restaurants, Video
Lion in Freezer
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 16, 2014 -
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Category: Food, Restaurants
Bite The Hand That Eats You
A chef was killed by a bite from the disembodied head of an Indonesian spitting cobra. He had decapitated it 20 minutes earlier in preparation of a local dish. They say not to bite the hand that feeds you, the hand that eats you is another thing apparently.
Posted By: patty - Sun Aug 24, 2014 -
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Category: Death, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Restaurants, Screwups, Goofs and Screw-ups
Waitress There’s A Cockroach In My Salad
When a customer in a Chinese restaurant complained about a cockroach in his salad the waitress showed him it was safe to eat by eating it. Delightful!
Posted By: patty - Wed Jul 16, 2014 -
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Category: Insects and Spiders, Restaurants
Hangman’s Tree Cafe
An article from the Reading Eagle (Oct 27, 1954) explains what this place was:
Many of the items on the menu carry special notations, to wit:
Top sirloin steak, $3.15. Not the usual "mule hide" but finest aged beef.
Chicken fry steak, $1.85. Oh, no, it ain't chicken; it's a beat up cow.
Lamb chops, $2.75. Mary lost it, we found it, you can have it.
Chef's salad, $1. Yeah, we know, every restaurant has a chef salad, but they ain't got our chef.
Caeser salad, 80 cents. The chef will hate you for ordering it, but go ahead and gamble.
On top of the wine list is this announcement: "Seasoning for the town's most tasteless food."
These additional notes are carried inside the menu:
"Don't be a glutton. Leave a little on the plate. Remember, all leftovers are used in our Sunday hash."
"Warning! Well done steaks at your own risk."
On the cover it says: "Lousy food. Warm beer and cocktails. Sneering service."
It's a really good place, Jim writes. But, it seems, everyone in California likes humor with their meals. They must have something to laugh at since the smog keeps the citizens rather gloomy.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 28, 2013 -
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Category: Restaurants, 1950s
The iTray
Waitering goes high-tech. Somehow I don't think this will be widely adopted.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jun 10, 2013 -
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Category: Restaurants, Technology
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