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A Story about Eating too Much: Heart Attack Bar & Grill in Las Vegas
nahyun | 2013.03.04 11:53

A Story about Eating too Much: Heart Attack Bar & Grill in Las Vegas

Before you read: some questions to help you think about the topic and the words you might need.

Do you sometimes eat food that is very bad for your health? How do you feel?

What would you think about a restaurant in Korea that advertised that its food is unhealthy but very delicious?

These days we are told to watch what we eat and to look for food that is good for our heart and to reduce the number of calories we have in our food choices. But in Las Vegas there is a restaurant that openly advertises that the food they make is bad for you and can kill you. The owner of this restaurant even calls himself Dr Jon. He walks around dressed like a doctor. In fact people have died from overeating in his restaurant and while outside trying to catch a bus after eating a Heart Attack Special.

Dr. Jon” is the owner of the Heart Attack Grill; his real name is Jon Basso. He is neither a medical professional nor a stranger to controversy – or a stranger to losing his most avid customers who are his biggest fans. The restaurant’s previous 260 kg spokesman, 29-year-old Blair River, died in March 2011 at the age of 29. In February 2012, the restaurant made headlines when another customer had a heart attack while eating a Triple Bypass Burger.

Heart Attack Grill is perhaps most famous for actively courting fans and those who oppose his restauratn in the same way with slogans like “Taste worth dying for!” and “Cash only, because you might die before the check clears.”

Menu items like lard (fat)-fried “Flatliner Fries,” high calorie “Butterfat Shakes” and unfiltered cigarettes are everywhere, scantily clad female servers dressed as nurses receive customer’s orders as “prescriptions,” and a house policy means that customers weighing more than 160 kg can eat for free.

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning.

The answers are below the table.

watch what we (+ verb )	A	1	An adverb to begin a sentence or in the middle to join 2 sentences that is similar in meaning to ‘actually’
In fact	B	2	Very interested in something, a fan
no stranger to controversy	C	3	Be careful about what we do
avid	D	4	To do some actions to attract, often used in dating when one person is trying to win the love of another
made headlines	E	5	Not wearing much clothing
courting	F	6	In the newspapers and television media
slogans	G	7	Short phrases, a few words used by a company to explain their product or service and is something to help you remember that company
scantily clad	H	8	Used to trouble

A=3, B=1, C=8, D=2, E=6, F=4, G=7, H=5

Some example sentences using the new words to help you to better understand their meaning.
1. We need to watch the time so that we are not late.
2. Coffee helps us to stay awake, but in fact too much coffee means we can’t sleep.
3. The politician was no stranger to controversy, he had refused to vote with his party three times.
4. An avid golfer is someone who plays every Saturday.
5. Kim YuNa made headlines in Korea and around the world by winning gold medals at two Olympic games.
6. Company X has been courting company Y to form a joint venture.
7. Nike had one of the most slogans, “just do it.”
8. It is offensive to walk around Vietnamese beach scantily clad.
Some discussion questions using the new words to help you better understand the word meaning and how to use them correctly. Try to use the words in your answer.
1. Why do you think that some of the customers who visit the Heart Attack Grill don’t seem to watch what they eat?
2. Explain what is meant by “in fact people have died in the restaurant.”
3. Why is the restaurant and the owner no stranger to controversy? What is your opinion about the headlines that this restaurant has made? Do you feel that the restaurant is courting the media to get free advertising? Explain your opinion.
4. Do you think that customers who are avid fans of this restaurant are all unhealthy? Explain your thinking
5. What is your opinion about the slogan that this restaurant uses?
6. If there are scantily clad female servers in the restaurant, then what type of customers do you think visit this place?

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