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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Temple Bar should take some solace in the fact that it is not the first area restaurant to be the target of reckless discrimination accusations. Several years ago the African-American community orchestrated a boycott of Grendel's Den after a waiter allegedly mistreated a black patron. The reality was that the patron was the victim of poor service, not racism, but this didn't discourage Harvard's ethnic organizations from rallying the troops and trying to put the place out of business...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Bushido at the Bar | 4/21/2000 | See Source »

...Welcome to the City of N'Awlins," drawled a voice over the intercom. The friendliness and folksiness of this welcome was echoed by the many staff members shepherding us, including "King George," our king-size personal attendant; Stephan, our waiter; and Frank Carswell, a service attendant, who was persuaded by co-workers to sing for us at dinner (this also served to promote his upcoming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Lessons From The City Of New Orleans | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

...idea, as ever, is to make people feel that they have to have purposeless merchandise they do not want. In a restaurant, a waiter will giddily announce, "We have mahi-mahi!" A sensible person would say, "So what?" America says, "I'll take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter To The Year 2100 | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

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