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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
February 19, 1999 included in Cafe Odyssey, Inc.'s Form 10- KSB for the year
ended January 3, 1999 and to all references to our firm included in this
Registration Statement.



                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP






Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 18, 1999