Discover the Stories Behind Your Favorite Restaurants

Applebee’s

Applebee’s

In 1980, Applebee’s was started in Decatur, Georgia by husband and wife Bill and T.J. Palmer. Their goal was to create a neighborhood restaurant or pub setting where people could come and get good food…

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Villa Italian Kitchen

Villa Italian Kitchen

There isn’t a story here to be found, not at least in my research. The founder, Michele “Michael” Scotto came from Italy with some Italian pizza recipes and opened a store in New York City…

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In-N-Out

In-N-Out

The husband and wife team of Harry and Esther began in a southern California with a stand not much bigger than that of a lemonade stand. Harry was an innovator though and brought to us…

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