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Fine Dining: Party of...One?

• Michael gets stood up by his intended guest host JUB and goes this one alone, traveling to the New England area to take on one of their most historic chains, Friendly's
• Jonas Brother specialty ice creams!
• Eat Deets will teach you that Friendly's is one of the older restaurant chains in American history, with two brothers who founded an ice cream shop with nothing but a dream and $547
• Hear about how Hershey's bought them out and took them to the next level
• Friendly's has been a part of a few ice-cream-related world records
• A feud between the Friendly brothers!
• Harrison Augustine 💸 Arrylius XIV brags about his vehicle collection
• JUB & Petunia crash Yelp from Strangers
• The full review comes next week

Additional Voice by: VyVy Nguyen (@cest_la_vyvy)

Music by: James McEnelly (@Ramshackle_Music)

Theme Song by: Kyle Schieffer (@JazzyJellyfish)

Segment Transitions Voiced by: Sandy Rose

"Fine" Dining is on Patreon! Get an extra episode every month (coming next week: Tchothke Recap 2024 Pt. 1. Hear a rundown of all the outliers outside the Zone of Mediocrity, walk down memory lane, and get caught up on where all the restaurants sit on the Tchotchke), extended Yelp from Strangers segments every other week, merch discounts, download access to our music including the 7 singles from our Olive Garden musical, and more!

Patreon Producers: Sean Spademan, Joyce Van, & Sue Ornelas

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Next week on "Fine" Dining: Friendly's (Part Two: Review)! With JUB finally here, we get to hear what he and Michael thought of the restaurant. Plus, JUB's sad that his childish dessert's bat ears are upside down. Ever work at Friendly's? Send your stories to finediningpodcast@gmail.com.

Totally Not Sponsored by: Harrison Augustine 💸 Arrylius XIV