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Karaoke boxes consist of multiple rooms containing karaoke equipment, usually rented out for a period of time. A typical karaoke box establishment contains 10–20 (or more) such rooms, that can be themed [2] so that each room has a different feeling or can be a traditional karaoke box, as well as have a main karaoke bar area in the front ...
A person singing karaoke in Hong Kong ("Run Away from Home" by Janice Vidal). Karaoke (/ ˌ k ær i ˈ oʊ k i /; [1] Japanese: ⓘ; カラオケ, clipped compound of Japanese kara 空 "empty" and ōkesutora オーケストラ "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
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$9.99 is a 2008 Australian adult stop-motion animated drama film written and directed by Tatia Rosenthal, with the screenplay by Etgar Keret. [2] The film marks the third collaboration between Rosenthal and Keret. It features a voice cast of Geoffrey Rush, Samuel Johnson, Anthony LaPaglia, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn, and Claudia Karvan.
The word derives from the early 19th century, taken from the French word restaurer 'provide meat for', literally 'restore to a former state' [2] and, being the present participle of the verb, [3] the term restaurant may have been used in 1507 as a "restorative beverage", and in correspondence in 1521 to mean 'that which restores the strength, a fortifying food or remedy'.
Historically, restaurant referred only to places that provided tables where one ate while seated, typically served by a waiter.Following the rise of fast food and take-out restaurants, a retronym for the older "standard" restaurant was created, sit-down restaurant.
[1] [2] The restaurant serves European [3] and Mediterranean cuisine, and has received a Michelin star. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Tobey Nemeth is the chef and co-owner. [ 6 ]
Spinnakers served inventive cuisine, and Joseph Blake of Eat magazine claims it as the world's oldest gastropub. [9] Difford's Guide credited David Eyre and Mike Belben with introducing the first gastropub to the U.K., when they took over the Eagle in Clerkenwell in 1991 and upgraded the standard food options to "restaurant quality." [10]