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Does Denise still own Cafe Hon?
Cafe Hon is a restaurant in the Hampden area of Baltimore, Maryland….
| Cafe Hon | |
|---|---|
| Cafe Hon, with the flamingo | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1992 |
| Owner(s) | Denise Whiting |
What happened Cafe Hon?
Business has been down due to a boycott by the locals and she takes her frustrations out on the staff. She had also threatened legal action against any business that uses the word without her permission. The problem is not the name of the cafe but with her trademarking the Hon name.
Did Denise Whiting give up hon?
After almost a year of simmering controversy, Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting said Monday that she will relinquish her “Hon” trademark. Her trademark announcement, which she made on a morning radio program with reality TV chef Gordon Ramsay, was wrapped in an apology.
Did Cafe Hon survive?
1 Cafe Hon Is Still Open, And Still Repping A Pink Flamingo With a quirky owner, many were skeptical of the food here, but they seem to be doing just fine despite what some might think of their unconventional restaurant (and decor).
Who owns the trademark for hon?
owner Denise Whiting
Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting apologized to Baltimore on Wednesday for allowing people to think her trademarking of the word “Hon,” meant they could no longer use the word freely.
What does Hun mean in Baltimore?
honey
To certain people in Baltimore, the word hon, which is short for honey, isn’t just a nice thing to call someone. It’s a person — that beehived, cat’s-eye-glasses-wearing, working-class woman of the late 1950s and early ’60s.
Is Hon still trademarked?
After many years selling merchandise using the word “Hon,” Café Hon filed for and received trademark protection for the word “Hon,” relating to the specific products and services it offers. Its trademark does not extend into uses beyond what it sells, nor does it extend into any publicly spoken use of the word.
Who owns the Hon trademark?
Why did people hate Cafe Hon?
Many people were upset — and some even protested outside Whiting’s Cafe Hon in Hampden — to show their displeasure to her what they felt was Whiting’s highjacking of a favorite city word. Hon is short for “honey” and is used frequently as a term of endearment.
When did Gordon Ramsay go to Cafe Hon?
2011
Chef Gordon Ramsay, whose visit to Hampden’s Cafe Hon in the fall of 2011 helped diffuse the tension from owner Denise Whiting’s attempt to trademark the word “Hon,” returned to see just how much good his earlier visit accomplished.
Why do Marylanders say hon?
1. Hi, Hon! Hon is used as a term of endearment. If someone calls you hon, embrace it.
What is the trademark hon?
Whiting’s controversial statements concerned the word “Hon,” a commonly used Baltimore term of endearment (short for “Honey”) for which Café Hon holds limited commercial trademark rights. Café Hon filed its first trademark registration in 1992 to protect its rights to its name for restaurant services.