Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction APPLEBEE’S MUD SLIDE APPLEBEE’S PERFECT APPLE MARGARITA APPLEBEE’S PERFECT SUNRISE APPLEBEE’S ONION PEELS APPLEBEE’S BAKED FRENCH ONION SOUP APPLEBEE’S SANTA FE CHICKEN SALAD APPLEBEE’S ALMOND RICE PILAF APPLEBEE’S BOURBON STREET STEAK APPLEBEE’S CHICKEN FAJITA ROLLUP APPLEBEE’S CRISPY ORANGE CHICKEN BOWL APPLEBEE’S HONEY GRILLED SALMON APPLEBEE’S TEQUILA LIME CHICKEN APPLEBEE’S WHITE CHOCOLATE & WALNUT BLONDIE BENIHANA GINGER SALAD DRESSING BENIHANA JAPANESE ONION SOUP BENIHANA MANDARIN ORANGE CHEESECAKE BENNIGAN’S THE MONTE CRISTO BUFFALO WILD WINGS BUFFALO WINGS AND SAUCES CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN CALIFORNIA COSMO CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN THAI CRUNCH SALAD CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN CALIFORNIA CLUB PIZZA CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN PIZZA CARRABBA’S BREAD DIPPING BLEND CARRABBA’S HOUSE SALAD DRESSING (CREAMY PARMESAN) CARRABBA’S CHICKEN MARSALA THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY MINI CRABCAKES THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY SWEET CORN TAMALE CAKES THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY CHICKEN MADEIRA THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY BANG-BANG CHICKEN & SHRIMP THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY ORIGINAL CHEESECAKE THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TRUFFLE CHEESECAKE CHEVYS FRESH SALSA CHEVY’S MANGO SALSA CHEVYS CHILE CON QUESO CHEVYS GARLIC MASHED POTATOES CHEVYS SWEET CORN TOMALITO CHEVYS FLAN CHILI’S SALSA CHILI’S BONELESS BUFFALO WINGS CHILI’S BONELESS SHANGHAI WINGS CHILI’S CHICKEN CRISPERS CHILI’S CHILI QUESO CHILI’S LETTUCE WRAPS CHILI’S SOUTHWESTERN EGGROLLS CHILI’S CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP CHILI’S SOUTHWESTERN VEGETABLE SOUP CHILI’S HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING CHILI’S GRILLED BABY BACK RIBS CHILI’S CHOCOLATE CHIP PARADISE PIE CHILI’S MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE CLAIM JUMPER GARLIC CHEESE BREAD CLAIM JUMPER FIRE-ROASTED ARTICHOKE CLAIM JUMPER CHEESE POTATOCAKES CLAIM JUMPER SPICY THAI SLAW CLAIM JUMPER MEATLOAF DENNY’S FABULOUS FRENCH TOAST DENNY’S BBQ CHICKEN SANDWICH DENNY’S CLUB SANDWICH HARD ROCK CAFE HOMEMADE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP HARD ROCK CAFE BAR-B-QUE BEANS HARD ROCK CAFE COLESLAW HARD ROCK CAFE PIG SANDWICH HOUSTON’S CHICAGO-STYLE SPINACH DIP HOUSTON’S HONEY-LIME VINAIGRETTE HOUSTON’S COLESLAW IHOP CINN-A-STACKS IHOP COUNTRY GRIDDLE CAKES IHOP COUNTRY OMELETTE IHOP HARVEST GRAIN ’N NUT PANCAKES IHOP PUMPKIN PANCAKES ISLANDS CHINA COAST SALAD DRESSING ISLANDS ISLAND FRIES ISLANDS TORTILLA SOUP ISLANDS YAKI SOFT TACOS JOE’S CRAB SHACK BLUE CRAB DIP JOE’S CRAB SHACK GARLIC KING CRAB LEGS LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE LETTUCE WEDGE SALAD LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE BAKED SWEET POTATO LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE LONE STAR CHILI MARGARITAVILLE CRAB, SHRIMP AND MUSHROOM DIP MARGARITAVILLE JAMAICA MISTAICA WINGS MARGARITAVILLE KEY LIME PIE MARIE CALLENDER’S LEMON CREAM CHEESE PIE MARIE CALLENDER’S PUMPKIN PIE MIMI’S CAFE CARROT RAISIN BREAD MIMI’S CAFE CORN CHOWDER MIMI’S CAFE FRENCH MARKET ONION SOUP OLIVE GARDEN LIMONCELLO LEMONADE OLIVE GARDEN BRUSCHETTA OLIVE GARDEN SICILIAN SCAMPI OLIVE GARDEN STUFFED MUSHROOMS OLIVE GARDEN TOASTED RAVIOLI OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI OLIVE GARDEN MINESTRONE SOUP OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN SCAMPI OLIVE GARDEN CHOCOLATE LASAGNA OLIVE GARDEN FROZEN TIRAMISU OLIVE GARDEN LEMON CREAM CAKE OLIVE GARDEN TIRAMISU ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE APPLE PANCAKE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE GERMAN PANCAKE OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE HONEY WHEAT BUSHMAN BREAD OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE GRILLED SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE KOOKABURRA WINGS OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLEU CHEESE DRESSING OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE CAESAR SALAD DRESSING OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE HONEY MUSTARD SALAD DRESSING OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE RANCH SALAD DRESSING OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE TANGY TOMATO DRESSING OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE CINNAMON APPLE OBLIVION OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE SYDNEY’S SINFUL SUNDAE P. F. CHANG’S MAI TAI P. F. CHANG’S CHANG’S SPARE RIBS P. F. CHANG’S CHICKEN IN SOOTHING LETTUCE WRAPS P. F. CHANG’S SHRIMP DUMPLINGS P. F. CHANG’S GARLIC SNAP PEAS P. F. CHANG’S CHANG’S SPICY CHICKEN P. F. CHANG’S DAN-DAN NOODLES P. F. CHANG’S LEMON PEPPER SHRIMP P. F. CHANG’S MONGOLIAN BEEF P. F. CHANG’S OOLONG MARINATED SEA BASS P. F. CHANG’S ORANGE PEEL CHICKEN P. F. CHANG’S CHOCOLATE TORTE RED LOBSTER TARTAR SAUCE RED LOBSTER CHEDDAR BAY BISCUITS RED LOBSTER BACON-WRAPPED STUFFED SHRIMP RED LOBSTER CHEDDAR BAY CRAB BAKE RED LOBSTER PARROT BAY COCONUT SHRIMP RED LOBSTER NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER RED LOBSTER TERIYAKI GLAZED FRESH FISH RED ROBIN SEASONING RED ROBIN 5 ALARM BURGER RED ROBIN BANZAI BURGER RED ROBIN TERIYAKI CHICKEN BURGER ROADHOUSE GRILL ROADHOUSE RITA ROADHOUSE GRILL ROADHOUSE CHEESE WRAPS ROADHOUSE GRILL BABY BACK RIBS ROMANO’S MACARONI GRILL CHICKEN PORTOBELLO ROMANO’S MACARONI GRILL CHICKEN SCALOPPINE ROMANO’S MACARONI GRILL PENNE RUSTICA RUBY TUESDAY CREAMY MASHED CAULIFLOWER TGI FRIDAY’S BLACK BEAN SOUP T.G.I. FRIDAY’S BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP T.G.I. FRIDAY’S PECAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN SALAD T.G.I. FRIDAY’S SIZZLING SHRIMP TONY ROMA’S BLUE RIDGE SMOKIES SAUCE TONY ROMA’S BAKED POTATO SOUP TONY ROMA’S MAPLE SWEET POTATOES TONY ROMA’S CAROLINA HONEYS BBQ SALMON WAFFLE HOUSE WAFFLES TRADEMARKS INDEX A PLUME BOOK TOP SECRET RESTAURANT RECIPES 2 TODD WILBUR is the top-selling QVC cookbook author. He’s appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, and Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, among others. He lives in Las Vegas “Many of [Wilbur’s] dishy imitations come, like a box of Cracker Jacks, with a surprise inside.” —Mademoiselle “These probably come as close as you can get to the original recipes.” —Boston Herald “The recipes are simply written and easy to do. 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