Fine Dining: Party of...One?

• Michael gets stood up by his intended guest host JUB and goes this one alone, traveling to the New England area to take on one of their most historic chains, Friendly's
• Jonas Brother specialty ice creams!
• Eat Deets will teach you that Friendly's is one of the older restaurant chains in American history, with two brothers who founded an ice cream shop with nothing but a dream and $547
• Hear about how Hershey's bought them out and took them to the next level
• Friendly's has been a part of a few ice-cream-related world records
• A feud between the Friendly brothers!
• Harrison Augustine 💸 Arrylius XIV brags about his vehicle collection
• JUB & Petunia crash Yelp from Strangers
• The full review comes next week

Additional Voice by: VyVy Nguyen (@cest_la_vyvy)

Music by: James McEnelly (@Ramshackle_Music)

Theme Song by: Kyle Schieffer (@JazzyJellyfish)

Segment Transitions Voiced by: Sandy Rose

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Next week on "Fine" Dining: Friendly's (Part Two: Review)! With JUB finally here, we get to hear what he and Michael thought of the restaurant. Plus, JUB's sad that his childish dessert's bat ears are upside down. Ever work at Friendly's? Send your stories to [email protected].

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