One of the most fun aspects was working with executive chef Royce Burke to devise menu items and to name them. People are like ‘I love it, but you should have done this!’ And it’s always ‘Golden Girls,’” said Berry, who worked with a 45-member team. “Every time we announce a pop-up, we look at the comments. Berry’s criteria for the pop-up treatment is if a show has “staying power” and people are constantly quoting it. “Breaking Bad,” “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Good Burger” have also inspired fast-casual diners. Since 2016, he has overseen half-a-dozen restaurant tributes starting with a “Saved By the Bell” diner in Chicago. Maloney, 23, who came from San Diego with her mother, Shellee, 45.ĭerek Berry, Bucket Listers’ director of experiences, has plenty of experience staging pop-ups. I know that she’s watched the show at least 50 times each season,” said A.J. “It has been so heartwarming to see my mom light up. Behind the dining room is a recreation of Blanche’s bedroom, including the iconic banana leaf bedspread and wallpaper. Further inside is a replica of the women’s kitchen counter, complete with a yellow wall phone. Upon walking in, fans are immediately greeted by a bartender at the Shady Pines bar. It had the blessing of Disney, which owns the rights to “Golden Girls.” So, organizers were free to put Easter Egg references in the décor and the menu. In just the past few months, the first ever Golden-Con fan convention was held in Chicago and a pilot for an animated, futuristic “Golden Girls” series is being shopped around.īucket Listers, an online events company, organized the pop-up. It’s just the latest example of the comedy rising to pop culture relevancy again. The first month of reservations sold out before the pop-up opened July 30, which the internet deems National Golden Girls Day. Thirty years after “The Golden Girls” ended on NBC, fans still can’t let go of the sitcom about four housemates - Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia - bonding over aging, dating and cheesecake. the lasagna, the strawberry daiquiri and I’m going to have a piece of cake with ice cream, too.” “I was a little hesitant about coming but my kids’ mom really wanted to come,” said Saunders, who was wearing a T-shirt referencing the sitcom’s fictitious Shady Pines retirement home.
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