2009: Bad Year To Be In The Restaurant Biz, Or Was It?

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • January 7, 2010
If you think the year that's passed was bad, try owning a restaurant. It was a tough 2009. The luxury brands predictably suffered. The likes of Savannah, White Horses, Manhattan Supper Club and even Tracht's folded as people got tighter and...
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