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Word: oktoberfest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1962-1962
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...down Munich tavern, dressed it up with Vienna woods decor and a resoundingly fowl menu. He figured that hearty-eating Germans-who considered barbecued chicken quite a delicacy and were willing to pay $3 to $4 for a whole one at a festival like Munich's frothy Oktoberfest-would buy it every day if it were cheaper. To keep his own costs down, Jahn bicycled to the Munich poultry market every morning, haggled for bargains, pedaled back to the restaurant with a load of chicken. His specialty: half a roast chicken for 85?. The first Wienerwald restaurant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Ruler of the Roost | 8/17/1962 | See Source »

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