re: Mimi's in River Ridge is closing

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Ehh dont agree. Then no sushi restaurants would havbe opened 35 years ago, no Vietnamese in last 20, and everyone would just be eating at McDonalds.

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There's the condescension I was speaking of. It's not an "all-or-nothing" issue. New Orleans has always been a food town. The idea that the choice is either "razor-sharp cutting edge" or McDonalds certainly ignores the food history and dynamic of greater New Orleans.

I agree about the sushi or Vietnamese places, however they grew within their niches until acceptance grew. The Vietnamese started out in their communities and only grew as caucasian/non-Vietnamese customers started coming consistently. At least that's how I would surmise it to have happened.

Certainly I've only seen the Vietnamese places in non Vietnamese locations in the last ten years.