One third of our meals are eaten in restaurants, making it an $800 billion industry nationwide; with one out of every 10 folks in America’s labor force contributing to your dining pleasure.  Marilou Halverson trustee of the National Restaurant Association and President/CEO of the NJ Restaurant Association joins host Bart Jackson to reveal who is thriving and why.  Bart and Marilou discuss which individual restaurants are gaining and which food chains are drawing back; Why common sense legislation for immigration, liquor licensing, and even marijuana use are vital to restaurants’ very survival; and why diners thrive more grandly in New Jersey than any other state.  Tune in and discover the story behind what you are dining on so pleasurably.