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re: Mimi's in River Ridge is closing
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:16 am to BlackenedOut
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:16 am to BlackenedOut
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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.
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.
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Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:19 am to RedPop4
Its not all or nothing nor was I trying to push that. From all accounts Mimi's owners have had the place on the market for years. They brought Pete in because they knew him and liked his food and hoped to revitalize the business on his not very cutting edge, cutting edge food. It worked, they found a buyer and now I think they will take that schtick into the city where the approach can work better.
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