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Nation's Restaurant
News of Oct. 3, writer
Peter J. Romeo tells of
family restaurants proving to
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be favorite of diners according
to an NRN poll of consumer
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"Of 1,000 consumers con-
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white-tablecloth restaurant,
20 percent reported visiting
an ethnic restaurant, and 16
percent indicated that they
had frequented a fast-food
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"-Only three percent cited a
seafood house as the scene of
their most recent restaurant
meal.
"The survey was conducted
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reason for the reported low
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traffic at seafood restaurants.
"Coming at what is regard-
ed as a beleaguered time for
family restaurants, the study
seems to support the conten-
tion of many players that the
segment is suffering more
from an- oversupply of
restaurants than from a
dearth of customers.
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ried participants said they
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writes, "that 68 percent of the
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ly restaurant were married.
Fifteen percent were single;
nine percent were widowed,
and seven percent were
divorced:'
WHEN IT opened 20 years
ago, Bally at Somerset Mall,
W. Big Beaver, was strictly a
men's shoe store . . . Not
anymore . . . as it celebrated
its recent birthday to a crowd
of many amazed people .. .
There's men's leather goods
and outer jackets, attache
cases, belts, etc. . . . Women
squawked so Bally went into
the gals' lines also with shoes,
bags, etc. . . . It's the only
store around that has com-
bination shoes and handbags
to match for the lassies.
Sylvester Harper, Bally's
Somerset manager, doesn't
have to tell about once being
a shoe dog or whatever . . . He
started out five years • ago in
the same position held today
. . . manager.
Matt Prentice, Sebastian's
at Somerset owner/chef, was
on hand for the fine food at
Bally's private party.
Goodies passed . . . like
roulad of veal on a whole
wheat crouton with pine nut
butter; escargots wrapped in
phylo with red wine butter;
eggplant blinis with goat
cheese; salmon and crab
cakes, cucumber fettuccini,
bar-b-qued chicken mari-
nated in a peanut bar-b-q
sauce (a Sebastian's creation)
on potato cakes, etc.
Bally factories are mainly
in Switzerland and Italy .. .
Boris and Mary Griesdorf
wondered which to visit when
he retires "again" . . . This
time for sure, he says after 40
years in the saloon biz (Men-
jo's, Edjo's, Basin Street,
Bistro Bourbon, Menjo's West
and presently Keane's) .. .
Boris out of the dining and
wining game? . . . Don't bet
on it . . . If true, however,
Mary better acclimate herself
to another world of living
with him.
22nd ANNUAL World's
Championship Chili Cookoff
is this Sunday at Tropico
Goldmine in Rosemond, Calif.
It has become a pilgrimage
of chiliheads from every state
in the union, plus foreign
countries such as Australia,
Canada, Mexico and Ger-
many . . . Thousands of people
arrive days before the actual
event, camping in the Mojave
Dessert across from the aban-
doned Tropico Goldmine, site
of the actual competition .. .
Recipes are swapped, pins
traded and campfires glow in-
to the night over the aroma of
barbecue and chili.
A world record will be
established this year by the
Tulsa, Okla. Jaycees, who will
prepare the world's largest
bowl of chili . . . with over one
ton of meat and 2,000 onions
comprising a total volume of
750 gallons . . . The "Titanic
Bowl of Red" will be ap-
propriately sponsored by
Maximum Strength Pepto-
Bismol . . . and benefit a
children's hospital .. . Pepto-
Bismol will also construct a
"Pepto Relief 'Thnt" for those
who eat too much of the red
stuff.
It is estimatd that over
20,000 people will attend .. .
Hollywood celebrities in past
years included Ernest
Borgnine, William Conrad,
Robert Mitchum, Joanne
Dru, Peter Marshall, etc.
Here is last year's world's
championship recipe . . . that
won $25,000 for Margo
Knudson:
3 lbs. cubed (or coarsely
ground) tri-tip beef . . . 3 oz.
sausage . . . 1 tbsp. kidney
suet or Wesson oil . . . 1/2 oz.
salt . . . 1 oz. Gebhardt's Chile
Powder . . . 1/2 tsp. Hot New
Mexico Chili Powder . . . 1/2 oz.
cumin . . . 'oregano tea .. .
white pepper to taste . . . 6 to
7 cloves garlic . . . 2 medium
onions, chopped fine . . . 1/2 tsp.
corriander (optional) . . . 4 to
6 oz. Hunt's Ibmato Sauce .. .
1/2 pt. beef broth, add water if
necessary ... 1 medium
ortega pepper (minced) . . .
tsp. cayenne pepper . . . dash
of Tabasco.
About the oregano tea . . . 1
tbsp. oregano leaves in Y2 cup
of hot water, let steep.
Saute onions and garlic in
suet about 3 minutes . . . Add
Cebhardt's Chile Powder, mix
well . . . Brown beef in
separate pan a pound at a
time, pepper while browning,
add onions and spices, use a
little beef broth to keep from
sticking . . . Saute sausage
and ortega pepper together
(about 2 minutes) . . . Add to
pot and cook about 15.
minutes . . . Add remaining
spices, Hunt's tomato sauce,
water or broth, mix well .. .
Cook about 30 minutes .. .
Add oregano tea . . . Cook
about two hours or until meat
is tender, stirring occasional-
ly . . . Last 20' or 30 minutes
add salt and cayenne pepper
if needed.
Serves six to eight.
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