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B.J. Novak, Otium Chef Tim Hollingsworth Launch Pop-Up, Chain, to Serve Gourmet Takes on Popular Franchise Dishes
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From left: John Mayer, B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling enjoy Chain’s takes on comfort food favorites.
The goods, riffing on Chili’s and TGIFridays, can only be pre-ordered on its private Instagram account (selling out in minutes) and have gotten boosts from Mindy Kaling, John Mayer, Kaitlyn Dever, Ike Barinholtz and Kiernan Shipka.
On March 7, B.J. Novak, with Otium chef Tim Hollingsworth, launched Chain, a WeHo pop-up that serves gourmet takes on dishes from TGI Fridays, Chili s, California Pizza Kitchen and the like. Chain debuted with a limited-quantities version of Outback Steakhouse s Bloomin Onion (dubbed the Bustin Onion), followed by a March 21 drop of The Sauce Box with chicken tenders, French fries and a trio of BBQ, sweet truffle honey and black garlic ranch sauces.