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TGI Friday's Inc.

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    February 20, 2012
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    February 13, 2012

    Year of the Takeout Day 43: Eden Wok

    Pastrami Egg Roll from Eden Wok (43 East 34th Street, 212-725-8100)

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Jalapeno Poppers Pop-Up on Downtown Menus

    Lauren BloombergThere's molten cheese hidden inside of these babies.​Spicy, cheesy, fried. Jalapeno poppers are pretty much one of the most perfect snack foods. They're as ideal for noshing in front of the television as they are for serving as a cocktail party bite. But, aside from TGI Fridays and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Robert Sietsema at Allswell; Lauren Shockey at Calyer

    This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema finds that dinner always ends well at Bedford Avenue newcomer Allswell. He especially relishes the porcine plates: "Instead of the usual rubbery strips, one starter featured an entire fried pig ear facing upward -- as if pleading for you to repeat something yo ... More >>

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    November 9, 2011

    Robert Sietsema at La Mar; Lauren Shockey at RedFarm

    Raw power?​This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema relishes the raw selections at La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, but can't fully stomach the eatery's carbophobic causas.  Lauren Shockey plays with her food at RedFarm, which boasts Pac Man-like shrimp dumplings along with other unique apps.Eric As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Gage & Tollner Is Now a Discount Jewelry Store

    Wikipedia​Preservationists, look away: the space that was home to Gage & Tollner for 112 years is now Ladies & Gents, a discount jewelry store. Although we're not sure that tacky jewelry is really any worse than the TGI Friday's and Arby's that occupied the site following the historic restaura ... More >>

  • Film

    July 6, 2011

    Zookeeper

    Wikipedia​Preservationists, look away: the space that was home to Gage & Tollner for 112 years is now Ladies & Gents, a discount jewelry store. Although we're not sure that tacky jewelry is really any worse than the TGI Friday's and Arby's that occupied the site following the historic restaura ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Five Dead and Gone Classic Brooklyn Restaurants

    pbase.comAt one time, Lundy's was the world's largest restaurant, seating 2,800 hungry souls.​ Shed a tear for Brooklyn's great restaurants of the past. They once defined life in the borough, making it unnecessary to toddle to Manhattan for a lively and memorable night out, and they died as t ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 30, 2011

    Tribeca's Mehtaphor--Forgive the Pop Rocks

    Jehangir Mehta tries to liven up hotel dining

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Dare to Dream: New York May Soon Have One Less TGI Friday's

    ​Although frozen yogurt continues to proliferate unchecked, here's one sign that corporate chains aren't completely infallible: the TGI Friday's in Times Square may be closing. The New York Post, the Riese Corporation, which owns the restaurant chain, is selling the 15,000-square-foot building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    T.G.I. Friday's Wants to Make Bartending an Olympic Sport?

    indy.comJust like rhythmic gymnastics!​ What to do when you've got a scandal on your hands? Create a diversion of ridiculous proportions, of course! With recent raw sewage dumping charges looming overhead, T.G.I. Friday's has come up with a gimmick so lame it's almost painful to write-up.

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    December 15, 2010

    New Year's Eve: Drinks

    Festive libations for you and yours

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    T.G.I. Friday's Among Those Charged With Dumping Waste and Raw Sewage in Brooklyn Waterways

    Because untreated grease gives us all something to smile about!​Here's yet another reason we find ourselves weary of the continuing existence of T.G.I. Friday's.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    David Santos 'In' at Hotel Griffou; Eric Hara 'Out' at Sienna and Dekko Café

    ​David Santos, most recently at 5 & Diamond, is the new chef at Hotel Griffou, where he's revamping the menu with a Portuguese accent. [Grub Street] Eric Hara has been keeping busy helming the Oak Room at the Plaza's kitchen, as well as consulting at forthcoming Sienna and Dekko Café in Ast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    The Internet's Best Chef Blogs; Ice Cream without the Maker

    This week in food blogs... Eater offered up a handy guide to the Internet's best chef blogs. Grub Street learned that the new T.G.I. Friday's at Union Square might get some of its food from the Greenmarket. Midtown Lunch reported that the cops started cracking down on Mr. Softee trucks after an " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Today in Depressing Trends: People Getting Married in T.J. Maxx, Home Depot

    ​Has society finally fallen into decadence, like the late Roman Empire? If this new "trend" is to be believed, then yes, indeed it has. Instead of the traditional church/City Hall route, people are now getting married in our new temples: retail stores and shitty chain restaurants.

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2010

    At Gay Pride, Rightbloggers Try to Keep It On The Down-Low, But Some Out Themselves

    Pride Week's a fun time to rightblogger-watch, because rightbloggers just don't know what to do about the gays. They must know straight America is losing its antipathy toward gay people -- Hell, even TGI Fridays is down with Pride. And some insist that the gay-hating stuff is behind them, too. Bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Padma and Friends Declare Food Television Safe for Consumption

    Keith WagstaffCulinary types discuss culinary television programming.​Michael Pollan's New York Times article "Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch" hung heavily over the "Food on the Tube: How TV Shapes the Way We Think About Food" talk Tuesday night at the 92nd Street Y. In attendance: Padma L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Saturday's Foie Gras Protest Outside Per Se Was Sort of a Non-Event

    Drawing controversy, or not.​That warily anticipated foie gras protest that happened outside of Per Se on Saturday? It turned out to be a bit of a non-starter. Eater was there and has an account of the demonstration, which was attended by a mere 10 individuals who attended with pet dogs and gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Surprisingly, the Gage & Tollner Arby's Looks Pretty Nice

    WikipediaGage & Tollner​Back in 2004. TGI Friday's desecrated took over the space that Gage & Tollner had occupied since 1892, horrifying preservationists, foodie types, and regular people with a sense of decency alike. So when TGI's vacated in 2007 and reports surfaced that Arby's would be th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    New Year's Eve 2010: New York Shows

    Yeah it's Christmas, but it's also the dawn of the first of many, many maddeningly inconclusive conversations you're about to have about your New Year's plans. Let this guide help you. We're out of here for the day, and back on Monday. Enjoy the long weekend. May your holidays look a lot like this. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Handicapping the Sure Failure of Rolling Stone's New Restaurant Venture

    ​Reviews of Rolling Stone: Drum King, the videogame brand extention undertaken over the summer by the once venerable rock mag, were not kind. I'm From Rolling Stone, the MTV-sponsored reality TV show, limped through ten episodes in the spring months of 2007, and was promptly cancelled, althoug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Complaining About the Park Slope Co-op; For Goodness' Sake: A 'Cocktail' Musical

    ​A 70-year-old lobster weighing in at a hefty 11 pounds was spared from becoming a $275 dinner at Oceana recently. The staff had grown fond of the crustacean, nicknaming him Peter. [NY Daily News] Is the Park Slope Co-op a haven of low-priced organic and local foods, or a super-strict Soviet- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Chain Gang: TGI Friday's May Descend on Union Square; Houston's Tells Calorie Police to Suck It

    ​Yesterday's Crain's New York reported that Parmesan-Crusted Sicilian Quesadillas and Jack Daniel's Ribs & Shrimp may soon be coming to Union Sqaure: the Riese Corportion has bought 34 Union Square East, the former home of Zen Palate, and may be opening a TGI Friday's and Tim Hortons in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Chatting With... Michael Psilakis of Anthos, Kefi & Gus and Gabriel

    ​In a city enamored with Italian -- from upscale enotecas to the ubiquitous slice -- Michael Psilakis has been accredited with introducing New Yorkers to haute Greek cuisine. Anthos was the first Greek restaurant outside of Greece to be awarded a Michelin star. Not bad for a guy who started ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Naked Chef Coming to a Fat City Near You; Snake Head Found in TGI Friday's Meal

    A diner at a T.G.I. Friday's in upstate New York found a severed snake head in his vegetables. The head was the size of a thumb, with part of the spine still attached. The restaurant comped him and his companion the meal. [AP via Google] With shoppers trading down from brand names to store brands, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Quick Hits

    Bartender Leo Cook of Bloomington, Indiana has won T.G.I. Friday's Utimate Beverage competition with his "Vanilla Lemon Ice," which will be served at Friday's restaurants starting today. The drink comprises Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka, triple sec, lemonade and Sprite. Bring the kids! A young Harlem moth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Valentine's Day Suggestions: Heart-Healthy Snacks, Medical Intervention

    It's never too early to worry about Valentine's Day. An alarming number of releases we've received take a recessionary angle. For example, from February 10 through February 15, participants in T.G.I. Friday's "Give Me More Stripes" promotion will receive free Spiced Up Cupcakes with the purchase of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    'Dr. Evil' takes on ACORN

    It's never too early to worry about Valentine's Day. An alarming number of releases we've received take a recessionary angle. For example, from February 10 through February 15, participants in T.G.I. Friday's "Give Me More Stripes" promotion will receive free Spiced Up Cupcakes with the purchase of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2008

    Calorie Counting in Times Square

    It's never too early to worry about Valentine's Day. An alarming number of releases we've received take a recessionary angle. For example, from February 10 through February 15, participants in T.G.I. Friday's "Give Me More Stripes" promotion will receive free Spiced Up Cupcakes with the purchase of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2008

    Girls, Girls, Girls: Are We Done With The Sex Scandals Yet?

    It's never too early to worry about Valentine's Day. An alarming number of releases we've received take a recessionary angle. For example, from February 10 through February 15, participants in T.G.I. Friday's "Give Me More Stripes" promotion will receive free Spiced Up Cupcakes with the purchase of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2008

    Will the Last Governor to Have a Sex Scandal Please Turn Out the Lights?

    It's never too early to worry about Valentine's Day. An alarming number of releases we've received take a recessionary angle. For example, from February 10 through February 15, participants in T.G.I. Friday's "Give Me More Stripes" promotion will receive free Spiced Up Cupcakes with the purchase of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2008

    McGreevey Scandal: The Denial

    It's never too early to worry about Valentine's Day. An alarming number of releases we've received take a recessionary angle. For example, from February 10 through February 15, participants in T.G.I. Friday's "Give Me More Stripes" promotion will receive free Spiced Up Cupcakes with the purchase of ... More >>

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