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'''GarfieldEats''' was a [[ghost restaurant]] themed after the ''[[Garfield]]'' franchise. It was founded in 2018 by Nathen Mazri and Pascal Haider.<ref name="F&W">{{Cite web|last=Hagi|first=Sarah|date=June 18, 2019|title=I Ate Lasagna and Garfuccinos at the New Garfield-Themed Restaurant in Toronto|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/garfield-eats-toronto-restaurant|url-status=live|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Food & Wine]]}}</ref> The restaurant had locations in [[Dubai|Dubai, U.A.E.]]; [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]] and [[London, Ontario]]. The Toronto, Ontario location closed on November 9, 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and a dispute over rent;<ref name="Closure">{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|date=November 12, 2020|title=GarfieldEATS Has Closed|url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/garfieldeats_has_closed|url-status=live|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref><ref name="DH">{{Cite web|last=Doradea|first=Karen|date=November 13, 2020|title=Toronto's GarfieldEATS closes its storefront due to overdue rent|url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/garfieldeats-toronto-store-closure|url-status=live|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Daily Hive]]}}</ref> an earlier dispute that year resulted in the restaurant closing temporarily.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Drum|first=Nicole|date=May 24, 2020|title=Toronto’s Garfield-Themed Restaurant Briefly Shuts Down|url=https://comicbook.com/irl/news/garfield-themed-restaurant-briefly-closes-toronto-coronavirus/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[List_of_assets_owned_by_ViacomCBS#Miscellaneous_holdings|Comicbook.com]]}}</ref> It has since been reduced to a frozen foods brand, selling only "Big Cow" Lasagnas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carlberg|first=Amy|date=November 13, 2020|title=Toronto's most bizarre pizza joint has shut down|url=https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2020/11/garfield-eats-toronto-shut-down/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 30, 2021|website=blogTO}}</ref>
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'''GarfieldEats''' was a [[ghost restaurant]] themed after the ''[[Garfield]]'' franchise. It was founded in 2018 by Nathen Mazri and Pascal Haider.<ref name="F&W">{{Cite web|last=Hagi|first=Sarah|date=June 18, 2019|title=I Ate Lasagna and Garfuccinos at the New Garfield-Themed Restaurant in Toronto|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/garfield-eats-toronto-restaurant|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Food & Wine]]}}</ref> The restaurant had locations in [[Dubai|Dubai, U.A.E.]]; [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]; and [[London, Ontario]]. The Toronto location closed on November 9, 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and a dispute over rent;<ref name="Closure">{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|date=November 12, 2020|title=GarfieldEATS Has Closed|url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/garfieldeats_has_closed|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref><ref name="DH">{{Cite web|last=Doradea|first=Karen|date=November 13, 2020|title=Toronto's GarfieldEATS closes its storefront due to overdue rent|url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/garfieldeats-toronto-store-closure|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Daily Hive]]}}</ref> an earlier dispute that year resulted in the restaurant closing temporarily.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Drum|first=Nicole|date=May 24, 2020|title=Toronto's Garfield-Themed Restaurant Briefly Shuts Down|url=https://comicbook.com/irl/news/garfield-themed-restaurant-briefly-closes-toronto-coronavirus/|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[List of assets owned by ViacomCBS#Miscellaneous holdings|Comicbook.com]]}}</ref> It has since been reduced to a frozen foods brand, selling only "Big Cow" Lasagnas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carlberg|first=Amy|date=November 13, 2020|title=Toronto's most bizarre pizza joint has shut down|url=https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2020/11/garfield-eats-toronto-shut-down/|accessdate=August 30, 2021|website=blogTO}}</ref>


GarfieldEats features entries such as [[lasagna]] (the [[Garfield (character)|title character's]] favorite food), Garfield-shaped [[pizza]], "[[Cappaccino|Garfuccinos]]", [[smoothie]]s, and Garfield-shaped [[dark chocolate]] [[chocolate bar|bars]].<ref name="F&W"/><ref name="SR">{{Cite web|last=Baird|first=Scott|date=March 20, 2019|title=North America's First Garfield-Themed Restaurant Coming to Toronto|url=https://screenrant.com/first-garfield-themed-restaurant-toronto/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref><ref name="Metro">{{Cite web|last=Bowman|first=Lisa|date=12 April 2018|title=GarfieldEATS is a food delivery app for Garfield themed food in Dubai|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/12/food-delivery-app-sells-garfield-themed-cuisine-7462293/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]}}</ref> Customers could order food by using mobile phones attached to a restaurant's walls; or the GarfieldEats phone app for delivery.<ref name="SR"/> The app also allowed customers to play games and to watch episodes of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''.<ref name="Metro"/>
GarfieldEats featured entries such as [[lasagna]] (the [[Garfield (character)|title character's]] favorite food), Garfield-shaped [[pizza]], "[[Cappuccino|Garficcinos]]", [[smoothie]]s, and Garfield-shaped [[dark chocolate]] [[chocolate bar|bars]].<ref name="F&W"/><ref name="SR">{{Cite web|last=Baird|first=Scott|date=March 20, 2019|title=North America's First Garfield-Themed Restaurant Coming to Toronto|url=https://screenrant.com/first-garfield-themed-restaurant-toronto/|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref><ref name="Metro">{{Cite web|last=Bowman|first=Lisa|date=12 April 2018|title=GarfieldEATS is a food delivery app for Garfield themed food in Dubai|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/12/food-delivery-app-sells-garfield-themed-cuisine-7462293/|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]}}</ref> Customers could order food by using mobile phones attached to a restaurant's walls; or the GarfieldEats phone app for delivery.<ref name="SR"/> The app also allowed customers to play games and to watch episodes of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''.<ref name="Metro"/>


The restaurant's slogan, "Love Me, Feed Me, Don't Leave Me", is based on the Garfield quote "Love me, feed me, never leave me"; Nathen Mazri was particularly inspired by its appearance in ''[[Garfield: The Movie]]''.<ref name="Interview">{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|date=September 2, 2020|title=GarfieldEATS Founder Nathen Mazri Says His New Web Series Is Inspired by Quibi|url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/garfieldeats_founder_nathen_mazri_discusses_his_quibi-inspired_web_series_garfuccinos_and_angry_bugs_bunny_fans|url-status=live|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> Mazri and Garfield creator [[Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis]] have described GarfieldEats as "entergaging" (a portmanteau of "entertaining" and "engaging").<ref name="F&W"/><ref name="GET">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=Jul 28, 2019|title=Jim Davis says " In 40 years, no one has ever come to me with such a crazy idea like GarfieldEATS, the world's 1st entergaging Garfield's quick mobile restaurant app "|url=https://twitter.com/garfieldeatsco/status/1155663194658103296|url-status=live|access-date=July 31, 2021|website=|publisher=GarfieldEATSco|via=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>
The restaurant's slogan, "Love Me, Feed Me, Don't Leave Me", was based on the Garfield quote "Love me, feed me, never leave me"; Nathen Mazri was particularly inspired by its appearance in ''[[Garfield: The Movie]]''.<ref name="Interview">{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|date=September 2, 2020|title=GarfieldEATS Founder Nathen Mazri Says His New Web Series Is Inspired by Quibi|url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/garfieldeats_founder_nathen_mazri_discusses_his_quibi-inspired_web_series_garfuccinos_and_angry_bugs_bunny_fans|accessdate=July 31, 2021|website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> Mazri and Garfield creator [[Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis]] have described GarfieldEats as "entergaging" (a portmanteau of "entertaining" and "engaging").<ref name="F&W"/><ref name="GET">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=Jul 28, 2019|title=Jim Davis says " In 40 years, no one has ever come to me with such a crazy idea like GarfieldEATS, the world's 1st entergaging Garfield's quick mobile restaurant app "|url=https://twitter.com/garfieldeatsco/status/1155663194658103296|access-date=July 31, 2021|website=|publisher=GarfieldEATSco|via=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>


After continuous struggles to pay their landlord and general unprofitability GarfieldEats shut down on Christmas Eve, 2021.{{cn|date=January 2022}}
After continuous struggles to pay their landlord and general unprofitability, GarfieldEats shut down on Christmas Eve, 2021.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}


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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.garfieldeats.com Official website]
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Latest revision as of 08:28, 20 May 2024

GarfieldEats
Founded21 June 2019 Edit this on Wikidata
Defunct23 December 2021 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.garfieldeats.com[dead link‍]

GarfieldEats was a ghost restaurant themed after the Garfield franchise. It was founded in 2018 by Nathen Mazri and Pascal Haider.[1] The restaurant had locations in Dubai, U.A.E.; Toronto, Ontario; and London, Ontario. The Toronto location closed on November 9, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a dispute over rent;[2][3] an earlier dispute that year resulted in the restaurant closing temporarily.[4] It has since been reduced to a frozen foods brand, selling only "Big Cow" Lasagnas.[5]

GarfieldEats featured entries such as lasagna (the title character's favorite food), Garfield-shaped pizza, "Garficcinos", smoothies, and Garfield-shaped dark chocolate bars.[1][6][7] Customers could order food by using mobile phones attached to a restaurant's walls; or the GarfieldEats phone app for delivery.[6] The app also allowed customers to play games and to watch episodes of Garfield and Friends.[7]

The restaurant's slogan, "Love Me, Feed Me, Don't Leave Me", was based on the Garfield quote "Love me, feed me, never leave me"; Nathen Mazri was particularly inspired by its appearance in Garfield: The Movie.[8] Mazri and Garfield creator Jim Davis have described GarfieldEats as "entergaging" (a portmanteau of "entertaining" and "engaging").[1][9]

After continuous struggles to pay their landlord and general unprofitability, GarfieldEats shut down on Christmas Eve, 2021.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hagi, Sarah (June 18, 2019). "I Ate Lasagna and Garfuccinos at the New Garfield-Themed Restaurant in Toronto". Food & Wine. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Hughes, Josiah (November 12, 2020). "GarfieldEATS Has Closed". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Doradea, Karen (November 13, 2020). "Toronto's GarfieldEATS closes its storefront due to overdue rent". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Drum, Nicole (May 24, 2020). "Toronto's Garfield-Themed Restaurant Briefly Shuts Down". Comicbook.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Carlberg, Amy (November 13, 2020). "Toronto's most bizarre pizza joint has shut down". blogTO. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Baird, Scott (March 20, 2019). "North America's First Garfield-Themed Restaurant Coming to Toronto". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Bowman, Lisa (12 April 2018). "GarfieldEATS is a food delivery app for Garfield themed food in Dubai". Metro. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Hughes, Josiah (September 2, 2020). "GarfieldEATS Founder Nathen Mazri Says His New Web Series Is Inspired by Quibi". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Jim Davis says " In 40 years, no one has ever come to me with such a crazy idea like GarfieldEATS, the world's 1st entergaging Garfield's quick mobile restaurant app "". GarfieldEATSco. Jul 28, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Twitter.
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