Listen "Ep.139: Dining Dinosaurs"
Episode Synopsis
The 1970s saw the advent of bell bottoms, the rise of Donny Osmond, and the proliferation of new chain restaurants across the country. The affordability of these new “casual dining” experiences coupled with some of their themes and hooks, got the American family to venture out of the home kitchen more often. Sadly, these iconic restaurants of our youth–the Hojos, the Bennigans, the Pizza & Brews, to name just a few–are now gone. Relics of the past. Jon and Kurt enjoy discussing, reminiscing, and conjuring up what it was like to patronize these places. Bring your own peanuts and sawdust…
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