So, I'm trying to open a restaurant right on Elmwood in the Village...ok, it's kind of hard because I'm living in Vegas! Now, what I'm trying to do is focus on using local farmers, wineries, distillers, etc.....and I want to create an approachable place that wouldn't alienate anyone (i.e. too formal, too loud, too greasy!). I want a casual environment with top notch food (right now I work under 3-Star Michelin rated chef Guy Savoy from Paris)...A public house with food of the highest quality (NOT of the highest price!): a GASTROPUB. I need help with this!! Tons of it! Please feel free to contact me if your interested in bringing something like this to Buffalo....Why Buff? Because I lived there for a year and LOVED IT.
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1: Ain't no marketing genius but I think you'll need a better name than 'Gastropub.'
2: Round these parts people are more concerned with the quality of your food than with the rating on your tires.
3: Due to growing conditions, it is more difficult to be a complete locavore here than it is in, say, San Francisco. Pragmatic locavorism is nevertheless quite popular among restauranteurs in this area, though they rarely make a big thing about it. For insight on a more emphatic approach, consider The Farmer's Diner, Quechee VT <http://farmersdiner.com>
- Z