How the Hell Are Men Supposed to Meet Women on a Friday Now?
We raise a glass to the original Happy Hour restaurant... and look to the week ahead.
Dear Fellow Expat:
All Alan Stillman wanted to do was to meet women.
In 1965, this enterprising New Yorker had a lightbulb moment…
It’d change his dating life… and casual dining forever.
If he opened a bar on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, he judy might improve his chances of meeting singles….
At the time, the concept of a singles bar was virtually nonexistent.
Bars were typically dingy, male-dominated establishments.
Stillman envisioned a comfortable, inviting place…
And, most importantly, co-ed. You know… an “after-work mixer” with… mixers…
He wanted a spot where the cocktails were as fashionable as the patrons.
And so, TGI Fridays was born.
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