COTW: White Tableclothes
This week’s comment of the week was a challenge. We really liked the stories from folks about how they found their rat balls. Yet, there wasn’t much to them. We simply liked the stories. Instead, we moved to the Villagio thread. There, it jumped from a specific post about one apartment building making progress to a discussion of affordability in Tacoma. In that thread, Pete Weikel from Stadium Bistro puts a few things out there for us to consider… and we liked that he said it here. Pete gets our COTW and here’s a snippet:
Among the wonderful, supportive, and progressive folks driving the new Tacoma train, there is an element that shoots arrows at anything new, upscale, or out of their provincial comfort zone. They make me grumpy. Business has to be profitable. Are there greedy business owners, sure. Are rents going up, of course. Do natural, organic, fresh ingredients cost $, yeah. I hear people who have never visited my restaurant say, ‘I saw the white table cloths and figured it must be expensive.’ It’s not, and we have table cloths only because I like them.
You should read the whole thread to get the context, but…
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3 comments
M michael buchanan February 11, 2008
About 6 weeks ago I had the pleasure of dining at the Stadium Bistro. Since it was an early Friday nite and I was alone,I sat at the bar. A great decision as I had a chance to meet and talk to Peter Weikel. Ever the gracious host, I was also given a tour of the kitchen and met his son the chef. My meal was outstanding and well worth the price. I lived in San Francisco and the Bay Area for 43 years, so I have had lots of good food. I can’t wait to take my foodie daughters when they come to visit. We are lucky to have the Peters here. And, Peter, thanks for talking straight. Be patient with Tacoma as we grow up, some of them make me grumpy too!
T tacomachickadee February 11, 2008
I was just sharing with “the girlfriends” this morning about how fabulous Stadium Bistro is. About how it’s a fabulous place for fresh food, how they make their own mayonnaise and sausage and much, much more. About how it’s a great place, for FABULOUS food at a fair price (it’s not a diner, it’s not El Gaucho), and you leave feeling that every bite was worth every calorie (and dollar), but without being over-stuffed with over-sized portions. Time well-spent. Money well-spent. And an experience well-worth having. Fabulous place. Fabulous food. Fabulous people. Thank you Stadium Bistro! And did I mention it’s fabulous?
T Tressie February 11, 2008
we love stadium bistro!
I am often accused of being grumpy…but I do go and visit what your newbies have brought! we love stadium bistro !
i don’t feel we oldies need to love everything that has just been brought to us.
i appreciate the best ingredients, the white tablecloths, and boy, do i know how much rent is!
i paid 350. a month for the space where i had steilacoom forge deli…..what do you suppose it is today?