- Frankie & Benny's
Frankie & Benny's is a chain of Italian/American restaurants in the
UK with numerous outlets nationwide run by City Centre Restaurants UK Ltd [ cite web|url=http://www.trgplc.com/html/frankie.asp |title=The Restaurant Group |accessdate=2007-10-17 ] . Its first location wasLeicester in 1995 but now the chain has over 100 locations across the UK and also abroad.tory
In branches, on menus, and on their official website [ cite web|url=http://frankieandbennys.com/index.php?q=node/6|title=Frankie & Benny's |accessdate=2008-07-22 ] , a story about the restaurant's origins is presented. The story is that in 1924, at the age of 10, Frankie left
Sicily with his parents and moved toBrooklyn ’s “Little Italy ” inNew York . Within a year of moving, the family had opened a restaurant, which is now co-managed by Frankie's long-time friend Benny. The business was taken over by Frankie and Benny in 1953, and combines popular American food with traditional Italian dishes.References
External links
* [http://www.frankieandbennys.com/ Frankie & Benny's Official site]
* [http://www.trgplc.com/ The Restaurant Group's Official Site]
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