“It’s amazing to provide the space for this kid who is still trying to figure out who he is,” Edmundson said. Hamburger Mary’s long-standing motto, “An open-air bar and grille for open-minded people,” inspired twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Wright (you might recognize them from an episode of Undercover Boss) to open their Chicago restaurant in Andersonville, a neighborhood with a long-established LGBT population, in 2006. Brandon Reid and Taylor Dunklin tied the knot a little less than a month ago on "Married at First Sight" — the reality TV show in which people get married immediately after meeting each other. On a recent Saturday night in Kansas City, a dad brought his 10-year-old son, dressed in drag inspired by Drag Race, to dine. The brothers filmed a sit-down interview for the show in November in Chicago, but said it would be impossible to disguise themselves here because they visit the Andersonville location daily. Hi Ashley! Hamburger Mary’s long-standing motto, “An open-air bar and grille for open-minded people,” inspired twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Wright (you … The Hallmark Channel is premiering a new movie on Sunday, November 22, called The Christmas House. And while each restaurant caters to a slightly different crowd, Wright (of the Chicago spot) added that despite the bright colors, glittery accessories, and cartoon mascot, the restaurant is not targeted to children. Recently, she started officially transitioning from male to female and Olson said he’s happy to provide a “comfortable place where people don’t feel judged [or] out of place.”. All rights reserved. Here are a few: #LeavingLevine #RoweAndLevineInLove #MoonlightAndRowes #EverythingsComingUpRowes #RowesAtLast #AlwaysRowes #PerfectRowes #ToastTheRowes … But no one I spoke with had any horror stories, with the minor exception of homophobic graffiti defacing a wall the Chicago restaurant last spring, about mistreatment at Mary’s. "The biggest takeaway, for me, is really just to appreciate the people that work for you. In West Hollywood, bodybuilders come for the ostrich patty and “celebrities from all over the world” (even Bernie Sanders visited for brunch last June) have tried a Kobe burger. Sean - who has daughter Dylan, 29, and son Hopper, 26, with his second wife Robin Wright - told Seth Meyers on 'Late Night' on Monday (03.08.20): "We did a COVID wedding. Identical twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Wright, co-owners of Hamburger Mary’s, a flamboyant franchise of LGBT-friendly restaurants that serve gourmet burgers and cocktails, along with drag shows and nightly entertainment, each work undercover as the other watches via a live video feed. Ashley Wright in Utah. Located in Los Angeles’ gayborhood, Mary’s was a welcome addition to a city already infatuated with In-N-Out, just as the Kansas City and Milwaukee outposts have been championed by locals, despite a lack of concentrated gay neighborhood in either midwestern city. But sure, sometimes unknowing guests enter the bright purple, glitter-coated dining rooms and turn right back around. Everyone was eager to belt out their favorite pop songs and Broadway classics below the disco balls hanging over Mary’s stage. Another server plops a flimsy blue phallic straw in my cherry red martini named the Sarah Jessica Parker. ", RELATED: MOST READ ENTERTAINMENT NEWS THIS HOUR. Created January 19, 2016; Medical, Illness & Healing; I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 5 years ago when I was 22. It was hard. 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