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Denise Whiting Previews Honfest 2009 YouTube
Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting said going on national television was the last thing she wanted to do, but perhaps the best thing she could have done. It's all things Cafe Hon on Chef.
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Cafe Hon through the years PHOTOS Baltimore Sun
Tonight, owner Denise Whiting and her staff, some of whom have been on board for decades, will serve the cafe's final meals. "It's something that's been in the works for a long time," Whiting explains. "I'm 63, and it's time for me to look into doing a little something different. When I started, I never imagined it would last this long.
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Retro Baltimore 50 things we miss Baltimore Sun
An emotional Denise Whiting, who owns Café Hon, announced that she is giving back her trademark on the colloquialism "hon," and asked for forgiveness on Monday morning.
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Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting drops her right to the 'Hon' trademark
Café Hon is a restaurant located in Hampden, a working class mid-town neighborhood centered around 36th Street, known as The Avenue. Former caterer and business school graduate Denise Whiting.
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HonFest caps a rocky year for founder Denise Whiting New York Daily News
Tonight, owner Denise Whiting and her staff, some of whom have been on board for decades, will serve the cafe's final meals. "It's something that's been in the works for a long time," Whiting explains. "I'm 63, and it's time for me to look into doing a little something different. When I started, I never imagined it would last this long.
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Cafe Hon through the years PHOTOS Baltimore Sun
Denise Whiting-Owner Debbie Harris-Manager Greg Jones-Head Chef Janet-Hostess Lynn-Waitress Amanda-Waitress Cafe Hon was opened by Denise Whiting in 1992. She trademarked both "Cafe Hon" and even the word "Hon" itself, a local term of endearment. However, this only served to anger the local population, and it's led to the departures of customers and staff alike. Everything about Cafe Hon has.
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Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' to make over Hampden's Cafe Hon
Cafe Hon - Kitchen Nightmares Update - Open or Closed? In this Kitchen Nightmares episode, Gordon Ramsay visits Cafe Hon in Baltimore, Maryland. Cafe Hon opened by entrepreneur Denise Whiting in 1992. The vibrant Cafe features a giant flamingo on the front and has a colourful frontage.
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Cafe Hon through the years PHOTOS
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Denise Whiting speaks What you didn't know about 'Kitchen Nightmares' Baltimore Sun
At the "Kitchen Nightmares," press conference with Gordon Ramsay, at right, Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting, third from left, (in eyeglasses) announced that she is relinquishing the "Hon".
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Baltimoreans To Businesswoman Not So Fast, Hon NPR
Cafe Hon is a restaurant located in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Note - the name is spelled Cafe Hon, and not Cafe Hun. It opened all the way back in 1992 and has since been a local trademark for serving good American comfort food. Denise Whiting is the Cafe Hon owner and has put a lot of effort into keeping it successful.
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Cafe Hon Kitchen Nightmares Update Still Open in 2023?
November 9, 2011 SHARE A Baltimore café owner has relinquished the trademark 'Hon' after a storm of controversy. Denise Whiting, who runs Café Hon, announced she would give up the mark after a backlash against it began to affect business. 'Hon', short for Honey, is an important word in Baltimore and is synonymous with the city's working class past.
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Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting drops her right to the 'Hon' trademark
The Controversy Surrounding Denise Whiting: The "Hon" Trademark Battle and What Happened After Kitchen Nightmares?We dive deep into the controversial story o.
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Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting drops her right to the 'Hon' trademark
Denise Whiting has not only built her life around the fabled Balmer Hon, opening. Cafe Hon. and founding the city's annual Honfest — she's helped to make the three-letter term of endearment.
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HonFest through the years
After almost a year of simmering controversy, Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting said Monday that she will relinquish her "Hon" trademark. "I'll take it off the register," she said. "It was.
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Cafe Hon In Hampden Baltimore restaurants, Baltimore city, Baltimore maryland
Cafe Hon, the Hampden mainstay known for its comfort food, embrace of the city's mid-century blue-collar women, and the iconic pink flamingo on the building's façade, is closing after three.
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Cafe Hon through the years PHOTOS Baltimore Sun
Denise Whiting and Gordon Ramsay at a press conference at Cafe Hon. Although Cafe Hon closes its doors tonight, HONFest is here to stay. HONFest, an eccentric celebration of the quirky.