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Article: FLYING FISH CAFE IS OFF TO A FLYING START THE NEW RESTAURANT'S NAME WAS INSPIRED BY A REAL FISH AND A GOOD-LUCK OMEN ON A FISHING TRIP.(CAROLINA COAST)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- July 28, 1996
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Byline: JEWEL BOND, STAFF WRITER
KILL DEVIL HILLS -- SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY happened to George Price shortly before the scheduled opening of his new restaurant.
While deep sea fishing in the Gulf Stream off Hatteras, a tiny creature from the sea flew out of the water and onto the deck of the boat, spawning the name for the Flying Fish Cafe that opened in May.
Price, 39, who owns the restaurant with longtime friend John Xenakis, 31, had already been thinking about the name - but was apprehensive.
``As I picked it up from the deck,'' says Price, who returned the flying fish to the sea, ``I took it as an omen that I had chosen the ...