The Eatery - Food Hall Branded by Former Top Chef, Fabio Viviani - Charles Town, WV

[curiouskitkatt]

The Eatery at Hollywood Casino: ‘Top Chef’ Fabio Viviani cooks up new food hall, Sue Gleiter, pennlive.com 

Hollywood Casino

[Ericandblueboy]

I’ve seen it.  It don’t look too good.  I chose not to eat anything there.

[PhillyGrub]

Love Fabio but not sure about a "food hall" in a Casino. Isn't it just a food court??

[DonRocks]

1 hour ago, PhillyGrub said:

Love Fabio but not sure about a "food hall" in a Casino. Isn't it just a food court??

In general, what's the difference between a "Food Hall" and a "Food Court?"

I'm not being snotty; I honestly don't know.

[curiouskitkatt]

On 12/20/2018 at 11:52 PM, DonRocks said:

In general, what's the difference between a "Food Hall" and a "Food Court?"

I'm not being snotty; I honestly don't know.

Ask and a thread on the Twitterverse you shall receive. What is the difference between the two?

#tweettweet, 

kat

[DonRocks]

On 12/21/2018 at 12:41 PM, curiouskitkatt said:

Ask and a thread on the Twitterverse you shall receive. What is the difference between the two?

#tweettweet, 

kat

I'm just now indexing this - who is this person? From what I see, he's a promoted entity "with restaurants" in Illinois, California, and New York. I'm not dismissing him based on this, but I'm not the least-bit impressed based on what little I've read.

Is this a TV thing? If so, ugh. Meh, I guess somebody needs to feed the masses - why not him?

[curiouskitkatt]

16 minutes ago, DonRocks said:

I'm just now indexing this - who is this person? From what I see, he's a promoted entity "with restaurants" in Illinois, California, and New York. I'm not dismissing him based on this, but I'm not the least-bit impressed based on what little I've read.

Is this a TV thing? If so, ugh.

totes a TV thing. in these parts, people fetishize “celebrity” chefs. It will do ok, despite it being remotely any good. It’s why I originally chose to use the term “branded”, and happy you kept it.  I wish it was a different reality. sigh.

tisktisk, 

kat

[DonRocks]

1 minute ago, curiouskitkatt said:

totes a TV thing. in these parts, people fetishize “celebrity” chefs. It will do ok, despite it being remotely any good.  I wish it was a different reality. 

Kat, I need to give you a Valium! 😄💝🍷

[curiouskitkatt]

11 minutes ago, DonRocks said:

Kat, I need to give you a Valium! 😄💝🍷

You aren’t the first to tell me that today! Im wound up pretty tight....that’s what he said,  badumpbadump 

[Ericandblueboy]

Foodhall is a venue just for food. Food court is an area within a larger venue not just for food.  Food courts are usually filled with chains that can afford the rent.  I can’t imagine going to a food hall filled with chains.

the Eatery is a food court, and not a very exciting one.

[bookluvingbabe]

On 12/28/2018 at 10:25 PM, DonRocks said:

I'm just now indexing this - who is this person? From what I see, he's a promoted entity "with restaurants" in Illinois, California, and New York. I'm not dismissing him based on this, but I'm not the least-bit impressed based on what little I've read.

Is this a TV thing? If so, ugh. Meh, I guess somebody needs to feed the masses - why not him?

I have an unreasonable fondness for Fabio, if only because his ipad app (now defunct) had cooking videos that kept BL-6th grader amused for hours when he was 4 years old.  We went to one of his restaurants in Chicago and when I told the whiny kid why we were there, he perked up immediately, even though he hadn't watched those videos in years.

[dpamlin]

Eateries that operate within the designated square count as food court. Anything outside of said designated square counts as an autonomous unit for mid-casino snacking.