I couldn't repost this comment in its original location after deleting it in a huff, but did find it in my email folder; so here it is front and center. Lots of customers have asked me about it and want to know what's going on.....Thanks for all your support!
No, I agree with the first poster. It doesn't matter whether or not the food is great and the atmosphere is nice. When you are fed up with your business, it shines through. I was looking for good examples of restaurant blogs and this was the first to pop up. I'm embarassed for you. It's meant to be a showcase of all the great things you have going on and what you are contributing to your community, but instead appears to be a place for you to vent and bitch about your work and employees. Chef Marla, maybe its time to invest in a personal diary and stop airing your dirty laundry online. Just saying.
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I first learned of and started dining at Babette's Cafe when it was in the original location, farther down North Highland Ave. A long time passed before the website came and then this blog. A diner needs to frequent this restaurant more than once before digging into the blog. I personally would be very suspicious of any blog that is "a showcase of all the great things you have going on and what you are contributing to your community". Marla has written the things that are on her mind. This blog is an intimate glance into the reality of owning and operating a small independent business. More power to you! Charlie
Posted by: Charles Jenkins | January 08, 2011 at 04:52 PM
Being from the industry, and reading some of this site from time to time, I'd say either you have a beautiful and completely happy restaurant with the occasional hiccup, or you're being selective on what you write about here. I love Bourdain's comment about how a kitchen is the dysfunctional family you choose. Restaurants are more often enveloped in a constant swirl of minor insanity and chaos. Talking about a bit here and there is just being honest.
I like this blog for it's honest approach. Besides, this is the internet, say any damn thing you want, if people don't want to hear it they can choose not to read about it.
Posted by: Shiraz Nelson | January 17, 2011 at 06:44 PM
Marla's is listed as Mexican but it is WAY more than that. Although the Mexican food is probably the best in So. Calif. she also does the best ribs I have ever had. My mother enjoys the steak very much and we have also had the some of the best lobster tail we have ever had on her special.
Posted by: Houston | March 09, 2011 at 01:50 AM