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Default Inflated Restaurant Food Names

On 19 Oct 2005 12:38:44 -0700, "Brian Huntley"
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>rob z wrote:
>> A friend that writes business books--the kind you see in the shops at
>> airports--asked me for some examples of the grandiose names certain
>> restaurants apply to rather mundane fare....say, salad-nicoise for tuna
>> fish....does anyone have a few favorites to pass on? thanks, rz

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>There's always the infamous "Freedom Fries."


Hmmm, now that you mention fries - how about "frites"? Whenever I've
seen this on a menu it's turned out to be "French Fries + $3"