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Eating can be as expensive as you care to make it-be it a 50 cent hamburg or a meal in one of the deluxe restaurants
Eating can be as expensive as you care to make it-be it a 50 cent hamburg or a meal in one of the deluxe restaurants

Eating can be as expensive as you care to make it-be it a 50 cent hamburg or a meal in one of the deluxe restaurants

Date4/22/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Eating can be as expensive as you care to make it-be it a 50 cent hamburg or a meal in one of the deluxe restaurants. But all have one thing in common they'll put out their best china for you. No paper cups or plates anywhere.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004387F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
Under two bits: You can get a tax-free peanut-butter-on-soda-cracker special for 20 cents at Fran's Restaurants - one way owner Fran Deck is protesting move to tax meals over 25 cents.
Under two bits: You can get a tax-free peanut-butter-on-soda-cracker special for 20 cents at Fran's Restaurants - one way owner Fran Deck is protesting move to tax meals over 25 cents.
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The restaurateur team of Michael Bonacini, left, Peter Oliver, Martin Kouprie and Peter Geary are eating up incentives from landlords eager for sueccessful restaurants to attract other tenants
The restaurateur team of Michael Bonacini, left, Peter Oliver, Martin Kouprie and Peter Geary are eating up incentives from landlords eager for sueccessful restaurants to attract other tenants
3/14/1995
Equally nutritious, but differing on the taste scale, are these meals sampled by George Cohon (left) president of McDonald's Restaurants, and John Are(...)
Equally nutritious, but differing on the taste scale, are these meals sampled by George Cohon (left) president of McDonald's Restaurants, and John Are(...)
4/22/1977
Equality Nutritious, but differing on the taste scale, are these meals sampled by George Cohon (left) president of McDonald's Restaurants, and John Ar(...)
Equality Nutritious, but differing on the taste scale, are these meals sampled by George Cohon (left) president of McDonald's Restaurants, and John Ar(...)
4/21/1977
If you don't insist on crisp lines, elaborate menus and extensive wine lists eating out in Montreal need not be expensive
If you don't insist on crisp lines, elaborate menus and extensive wine lists eating out in Montreal need not be expensive
1/16/1973
Eating well in Paris or other European capitals need not be expensive if you choose wisely and try the delicacies that locals favor
Eating well in Paris or other European capitals need not be expensive if you choose wisely and try the delicacies that locals favor
5/12/1971
Promotional pal: The fame and eating habits of other-worldy movie star E.T. have boosted the fortunes of the maker of Reese's Pieces. Hershey Canada president David Conn expects a 50-per-cent increase in the peanut butter flavored product for the rest of the year.
Promotional pal: The fame and eating habits of other-worldy movie star E.T. have boosted the fortunes of the maker of Reese's Pieces. Hershey Canada president David Conn expects a 50-per-cent increase in the peanut butter flavored product for the rest of the year.
8/19/1982
Must eat: Active equestrian and diabetic Jack Murdock, 62, of Uxbridge is shown eating a regularly scheduled meal during a ride on one of his horses
Must eat: Active equestrian and diabetic Jack Murdock, 62, of Uxbridge is shown eating a regularly scheduled meal during a ride on one of his horses
7/11/1988
Car pools are a flop. You can park for just 50 cents a day in a downtown lot if there are at least three people in your car. But so far car pools are a flop, says writer Trent Frayne
Car pools are a flop. You can park for just 50 cents a day in a downtown lot if there are at least three people in your car. But so far car pools are a flop, says writer Trent Frayne
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50 cents you can see forever -- from the 55th-floor observation gallery of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, tallest building in the Commonwealth
50 cents you can see forever -- from the 55th-floor observation gallery of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, tallest building in the Commonwealth
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Delicious samples: H. H. Lau often asks patrons of his restaurants to sample dishes to test customer reaction to new recipes. If the recipes pass the grade, they make it to his menu
Delicious samples: H. H. Lau often asks patrons of his restaurants to sample dishes to test customer reaction to new recipes. If the recipes pass the grade, they make it to his menu
2/17/1987
A maze of shops and restaurants await you above and below ground
A maze of shops and restaurants await you above and below ground
8/23/1980