Did John Candy eat the old 96er?
While vacationing at a lakeside resort, Chet Ripley (John Candy) and his family dine at a Paul Bunyan themed restaurant. Chet orders the “Old 96er”–a 96-ounce prime aged beef steak–and if he consumes the entire thing, including gristle, his family will eat for free (The Great Outdoors, 1988). The upscale Glendale steakhouse now carries its … Read more