restaurateurs

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restaurateurs

Last night at the Lobster

2007
Manny DeLeon, the manager of a Red Lobster restaurant which is closing, tries to professionally complete one last day of service while struggling with his emotions about his pregnant girlfriend and ex-lover.

McDonald's

behind the arches
1986

The burger king

Jim McLamore and the building of an empire
1998
The author, a cofounder of Burger King restaurants, discusses the history of the fast food chain.

Pomegranate soup

a novel
2005
The Aminpour sisters flee their native Iran for Ireland, hoping they might finally be able to build a peaceful home for themselves, and as they draw in the townsfolk with their fragrant pastries, they learn what it means to find a home.

Five quarters of the orange

2007
Sixty-five-year-old Framboise Simon, hiding her true identity, returns to the small town of her youth where she opens a cafe and discovers, hidden in her mother's book of recipes, the true story of the terrible tragedy that took place during the German occupation decades earlier--an event that resulted in her mother being driven from the village.

Live what you love

notes from an unusual life
2005
The authors share a collection of stories, reflections, insights, and advice from their over thirty years of marriage, and describes how they strived to achieve success in their lives.

McDonald's

behind the arches
1995
A history of the McDonald's Corporation, from the first drive-in restaurant opened by the McDonald brothers in Pasadena in 1937 through the opening of franchises in Iceland, Kuwait, and Bulgaria, focusing on the leadership of entrepreneur Ray Kroc.

Pour your heart into it

how Starbucks built a company one cup at a time
1997

Gil's all fright diner

2006
Earl and Duke stop in at a roadside diner in Rockwood County, and Loretta, the cafe's owner asks them to help solve the zombie problem that is troubling the local town.

Business builders in fast food

2001
Profiles ten entrepreneurs who started fast food businesses, including the founders of Harvey House, White Castle, Dairy Queen, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Domino's Pizza, and others.

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