Resty Gossip 12.10

BUEN DIA is inching forward in literally *paint-drying* steps toward the new market in Mission Mall… Crumbl Cookie closed. There’s a shocker. Guess not enough blinged-out jeans and bad hair-color in this town for $72/dozen cookies… Speaking of pointless businesses, the cookie dough place in SLO is closing. It’s the same business as the one…

Resty Gossip 9.17

The old A&W in Atascadero is becoming a Chipotle. Which is interesting because it’s kinda the first national fast-casual or *mall food* chain for town. How many Habit Burgers are there? Only other thing I can think of and aren’t they a local chain based in SB or something? Of course SLO has scads of…

Resty Gossip 11.13

Well, the big news everyone’s being assaulted with this week is of course several local restaurants being identified by the Michelin people. “Did you hear Hatch got a Michelin star???” I have heard enough times this week to be nauseous. Let’s get something clear right off the bat: Nate’s, Hatch, In Bloom, LPC, Ember etc….

Resty Gossip 8.27

Should probably lead off with PUFFER’S OF PISMO, since that’s what everyone’s gnashing their teeth about. Listen: they’re re-structuring things a bit, eh? How many times has he remodelled that place? Let him take a week off and align his focus. I always wondered how long Andy was going to stay there. No one’s ever…