You've heard the grim statistic: Nine out of ten new restaurants close after one year. There are some who question whether it is true, so far as to call it a myth. The figure is closer to one out of four, these experts say.
But these days, with established pros like David Wilhelm floundering, the first figure doesn't seem so far fetched.
Fury, which was until recently a night club and sushi joint a few blocks away from John Wayne Airport, has shuttered. What was it like? I couldn't tell
Since filing for bankruptcy protection, David Wilhelm's Culinary Adventures seems to be doing something proactive about it: offering cheap meals.
For those just tuning in, Savannah is a rebranding of Chat Noir -- an effort to make the place more seem downscale and affordable. But as I noted in this review, the dinner prices, even the make-up of most of the dishes, were exactly the same...it was still Chat Noir -- the same ol' pussy cat with a different name tag.
But now they're actually serv
The Laguna Beach Independent reports that David Wilhelm -- who quit the Culinary Adventures empire he built from the success of his Laguna Beach restaurant, Sorrento Grille -- will be back at Sorrento's helm.
This time, he'll be working for its new owners: his old landlords, Laguna Beach residents Diane and Philo Smith. The couple has bought Sorrento Grille, liberating it from Culinary Adventures.
The relaunched restaurant will get Wilhelm's full attention as its sole "chef-operato
If you recall, Savannah was David Wilhelm's last ditch effort to save his floundering Culinary Adventures. It's what he turned Chat Noir in Costa Mesa into, thinking that good ol' American food was the way to bring customers back. And as you may know, last April, Savannah shuttered. Meanwhile, there was his Chimayo in Huntington Beach, which became Savannah at the Beach. I think you know where I'm going with this: In about a month this Savannah will be history too...but wait! It's
