The Bubble And The Bunker

Fur die schadenfreuden awesomelich gesuper laffen (or as translated from my fake German: for super awesome schadenfreude giggles).

Economy Dooming Fine Dining?

Over the last few weeks I’ve had dozens of conversations with restaurateurs, managers, chefs, and servers about the coming economic crisis. They all expressed varying measures of uncertainty. Some exhibited more confidence than others, laying out ambitious plans for slimming costs, aggressively marketing on the cheap, and doing all manner of things to maintain a steady – if not quite as profitable – stream of bums in seats. Yet as the closing of Aurora Bistro continues to sink in, I can’t help but worry along with the majority. What do you think? Is the economy dooming fine dining in Vancouver? How can fine dining restaurateurs better weather the storm? After voting in the poll, you can leave your three cents in the comments below and discuss at length in the Tablespotting forum here.

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- above photo taken of a packed Salty Tongue Deli two lunches ago.