Where have all the Foodies gone?

Fellow  FOODIES, our restaurant world is growing ever smaller.  We are not only witness to the great 2008  Thinning of the Herd.  We are actively participating and sometimes directing it.   Our collective palates and  wallets will determine who stay’s and who goes.  There will be collateral damage.

Sad to say many of our favorite bars, bistro’s,  restaurants  and pizza joints won’t make the cut….and it’s not because of the food.  It’s because of the owners.  They are a stubborn bunch and they are their own worst enemy:

OPEN LETTER TO MY FAVORITE  LITTLE  SPOT:

You know me.  I love you guy’s.  I am one of your  ”regular’s”.   I am not coming in as much any more because,…..well, you know, the economy.  But I am still going out and so are thousands of others.   I am worried about you.   I know you are worried too.   Truth is, you can tell when you walk through the door.  You can almost smell the fear.  I see you are taking actions to turn things around;  running specials, cutting staff, substituting ingredients.      You seem to be focused on cutting costs rather than INCREASING REVENUE.

Because I want you to stay around, I am going to say somethings that may be uncomfortable for you to hear.  But you need to listen.  I am doing this for the Foodies everywhere;  and because I am hungry for what you have got.