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The major retail locations offer catering services within their local area. Dean & DeLuca's newest branch opened at [[Villagio Mall]] in [[Qatar]] , in May 2010. It is planned to open a store in Argentina at [[Puerto Madero]], [[Buenos Aires]].<ref name="lno">{{cite web|title=Pequeño boom de comida orgánica|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1252767|publisher=La Nacion}}</ref>
The major retail locations offer catering services within their local area. Dean & DeLuca's newest branch opened at [[Villagio Mall]] in [[Qatar]] , in May 2010. It is planned to open a store in Argentina at [[Puerto Madero]], [[Buenos Aires]].<ref name="lno">{{cite web|title=Pequeño boom de comida orgánica|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1252767|publisher=La Nacion}}</ref>

==In Fiction==
* In the 1990s, the name was borrowed for a fictional New York City [[coffee shop]] in the [[TV series]] ''[[Felicity]]''.

* In the movie ''[[Hannibal (film)|Hannibal]]'', Lecter is seen to eat from a Dean & DeLuca travel pack, containing [[foie gras]].<ref name="cannibal">{{cite web
|url= http://chronicle.com/weekly/v47/i25/25b01401.htm
|title= Celluloid Cannibals That Feed Our Darkest Fears
|author= Mikita Brottman
|publisher= [[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]
|date= [[2 February]] [[2002]]
|accessdate= 2007-06-12
}}</ref>

* The character of Patrick Bateman, in [[American Psycho]], refers to Italian seasoning salt, picked up from Dean & DeLuca.<ref name="torture">{{cite book
|title= [[American Psycho]]
|author= [[Bret Easton Ellis]]
|last = Ellis
|first = Bret Easton
|year= 1991
|isbn= 0-671-66397-6
|page= 147
}}</ref>

* Dean & Deluca is mentioned in the top-selling novel, [[The Namesake]], by [[Jhumpa Lahiri]]

* The band [[Steely Dan]] "name-checks" Dean & DeLuca in their song "[[Janie Runaway]]", from the album ''[[Two Against Nature]]''.

* In the popular sitcom "[[Will and Grace]]", [[Will Truman]] regularly visits "Dean & Deluca".

* In the movie [[The Family Man]], Jack Campbell recalls walking to work every morning with a coffee from Dean & DeLuca in his hand.

* In the movie [[The Devil Wears Prada]], Nate stops at Dean & DeLuca before returning home and tells Andy "man, they charge, like, five dollars a strawberry there."

* Ric Flair visits the Charlotte Dean & DeLuca regularly


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:57, 27 October 2010

Dean & DeLuca in SoHo, New York
Inside view of the store in SoHo

Dean & DeLuca is a chain of upscale grocery stores. The first one was established in New York City's SoHo district by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic[1] in September 1977.[2] It is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

Locations

A new Dean & DeLuca opened in 1988. Smaller retail outlets followed in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Plaza and in the Paramount Hotel. Espresso Bars are also located around New York and in Washington, D.C. Dean & DeLuca also has stores in Charlotte, Kansas City, Napa Valley, Tokyo, Bangkok, Dubai, Taipei and Kuwait.

The major retail locations offer catering services within their local area. Dean & DeLuca's newest branch opened at Villagio Mall in Qatar , in May 2010. It is planned to open a store in Argentina at Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires.[3]

In Fiction

  • In the movie Hannibal, Lecter is seen to eat from a Dean & DeLuca travel pack, containing foie gras.[4]
  • The character of Patrick Bateman, in American Psycho, refers to Italian seasoning salt, picked up from Dean & DeLuca.[5]
  • In the movie The Family Man, Jack Campbell recalls walking to work every morning with a coffee from Dean & DeLuca in his hand.
  • In the movie The Devil Wears Prada, Nate stops at Dean & DeLuca before returning home and tells Andy "man, they charge, like, five dollars a strawberry there."
  • Ric Flair visits the Charlotte Dean & DeLuca regularly

References

  1. ^ P. Adamson,Sir Martin Sorrell (2007) BrandSimple: How the Best Brands Keep It Simple and Succeed. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1403984905 p.209-210.
  2. ^ Jay P. Pederson (1988). International directory of company histories, Volume 36. St. James Press. p.156.
  3. ^ "Pequeño boom de comida orgánica". La Nacion.
  4. ^ Mikita Brottman (2 February 2002). "Celluloid Cannibals That Feed Our Darkest Fears". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2007-06-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Ellis, Bret Easton (1991). American Psycho. p. 147. ISBN 0-671-66397-6. {{cite book}}: More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)

External links

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