Restaurant Weak

On the left, the advertisement for Center City Restaurant Week. At right, the ad for South Jersey Restaurant Week (apparently featuring hot chefs). The Restaurant Week on the left was started in 2003. The one on the right, in 2005.

And now the people behind the one on the lefthave sued the people behind the one on the right.

The Center City District’s lawsuit, filed Nov. 1, asserts the ads of South Jersey Restaurant Week — held at a different time than Center City Restaurant Week — are “confusingly similar” to the CCD’s Restaurant Week ads. And “column list of restaurants with red background” is trademarked by CCD, watch out. But as a commenter on the Food and Drinq (har) blog comments, “Philly’s is 3 courses for $30, SJ’s is 4 courses for 30 - that’s a major difference.” That might be enough to turn the case.

Angels Move From Onion Rings To Wooden Doors

It must be fun being NBC 10 Jersey Shore bureau reporter Ted Greenberg. Two days ago, he covered the car crash that saved a man from choking to death on onion rings. (I just write this stuff, I don’t make it up.)

And the big story Greenberg had yesterday: Well, of course, it was a Cape May County woman who sees angels in the doors of her business, making this the second straight day angels have played a role in Greenberg’s reporter.

As far as signs from God go, this is kind of a lame one. (Sorry, Lord.) Okay, crashing a car so an onion ring would become dislodged isn’t quite the sun dancing in the sky, turning water into wine or a burning bush (or, uh, raising from the dead), but saving a man’s life seems like a pretty good use of angels.

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Personally, I Think They’re In Voorhees

Okay, I linked this yesterday, but since 45 people have sent it to me since then, I suppose it’s worth it just to embed it.