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PHANTOM, continued from page 9<br />
it all and contend with the calories. Dave<br />
is a fitness freak who never has anything<br />
more than cottage cheese or an apple in<br />
his kitchen. Dan and Mike are prone to<br />
trying out weight-loss programs.<br />
What started out as a food critic show is<br />
now an enterprise that won't stop growing.<br />
They operate an events division,<br />
organizing food and entertainment<br />
events such as the Phantom Gourmet<br />
Food Festival, which hosts thousands of<br />
food lovers on Lansdowne Street every<br />
September. They sell an all-in-one gift<br />
card, accepted at 250 different restaurants<br />
across New England.<br />
In 2014, they acquired the Mendon Twin<br />
Drive-In and gave the landmark a modern<br />
makeover and added a beer garden. Beyond<br />
business, the old-school establishment holds<br />
sentimental value to the family; Mike was<br />
married at the Mendon Twin's snack shack.<br />
The growing empire, or the hundreds<br />
of "Phantom Gourmet was here" stickers<br />
adorning restaurant doors across New<br />
England, haven't stopped the brothers<br />
from imagining bigger and better things.<br />
"I think the next thing we do is<br />
probably something I haven't even<br />
thought of yet," said Dave.<br />
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