Top 100 Independents: The Quiz
How much do you know about the independent restaurant business?
By the Editors -- Restaurants & Institutions, 4/15/2007
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Bonus question: Which state has the most restaurants represented in the Top 100? |
| 2. More than $16 million in sales separates No. 1-ranked Tao Las Vegas Restaurant & Nightclub from its closest competitor, Tavern on the Green in New York City. In 2001, when Tavern on the Green last held the No. 2 spot, behind Windows on the World, how large was the sales gap between those two restaurants? a) $396,000 b) $485,000 c) $765,000 d) $1,255,000 |
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3. Who owns ‘21’ Club in New York City? |
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4. The longest-running restaurant on the Top 100 list is? |
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5. How many restaurants on the 2006 Top 100 list do not appear on the 2007 edition? |
 6. In the Top 75 Multiconcept Operators Quiz, we revealed that for his 16th birthday, Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten ate at L’Auberge De L’Ill. Which Top 100 chef/partner began his professional culinary training there at age 13?a) Nobu Matsuhisa b) Emeril Lagasse c) Wolfgang Puck d) Jean Joho |
| 7. Treasures of the Titans, a jewelry exhibit on display last year at the Forbes Galleries in New York City, included a wristwatch of which 2007 Top 100 owner? a) Daniel Boulud b) Jean-Georges Vongerichten c) Shelley Fireman d) Charlie Palmer |
 8. Harry Caray, the namesake of No. 54 on the Top 100, was the announcer for the Chicago Cubs from 1982 until his death in 1997. When the Cubbies hit a home run, Carey’s signature chant was:a) Run, Forrest, run! b) Score, score and score some more! c) Holy cow! d) Hip, hip hooray! |
 9. At what restaurant did Humphrey Bogart propose to Lauren Bacall? a) Sparks Steak House b) “21” Club c) Cliff House d) Anthony’s Pier 4 |
| 10. R&I first began compiling the top-grossing independent restaurants in its February 1, 1984, issue. It was called: a) The Dining Dynasties of America b) Independent Entrepreneurs c) America’s Top Tables d) R&I’s Titans of the Table Bonus question: What restaurant had the highest sales volume that year? (Clue: It is still on the Top 100 list.) |
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Answers 1. a) 3 2. b) $485,000 3. c) The Orient Express 4. b) Old Ebbitt Grill 5. d ) 14 6. d) Jean Joho 7. a) Daniel Boulud 8. c) Holy cow! 9. b) “21” Club 10. a) The Dining Dynasties of America Bonus: Hilltop Steakhouse |
1. There are 21 Las Vegas restaurants represented on this year’s Top 100. How many were on the 2000 list?
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