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In 1965, perfume salesman Alan Stillman bought a broken down beer joint in New York City. He remodeled it and named it T.G.I. Friday's to attract the "career crowd". Within one week, police had to barricade the area to help control the crowds flocking to the restaurant. His only goal at that time was to meet single women in the area. The rest is history.

In 1974, They invented potato skins. Here is their recipe.

4 medium russet potatoes
1/3 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
1/2 stick salted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
5 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake potatoes for 1 hour or until done. Let cool so you can handle them. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop most of the potato out of each skin, being sure to leave about 1/4 inch of potato inside of the skin.

Brush the entire surface of each skin, inside and out, with melted butter. Place skins on a cookie sheet bowl side up and broil until edges turn dark brown. (about 4 to 5 minutes)

Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of cheese into each skin. Sprinkle each skin with 1 to 2 tablespoons of bacon.

Broil again for 2 more minutes or until cheese is thoroughly melted. Garnish with chives and serve with sour cream.