A vacant Beverly Hills bistro has been transformed into the set of a 1980s sitcom about four women living in Miami — and it’s also a working restaurant. Reservations have been going fast at the newly opened The Golden Girls Kitchen.
… Thirty years after The Golden Girls ended on NBC, fans still can’t let go of the sitcom about four housemates — Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia — bonding over aging, dating and cheesecake. The first month of reservations sold out before the pop-up opened July 30.
… It had the blessing of Disney, which owns the rights to Golden Girls.. Organizers were free to put Easter Egg references in the decor and the menu. Upon walking in, fans are immediately greeted by a bartender at the Shady Pines bar. Further inside is a replica of the women’s kitchen counter, complete with a yellow wall phone. Behind the dining room is a recreation of Blanche’s bedroom, including the iconic banana leaf bedspread and wallpaper.
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