Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Restaurants Tin Angel, Swanky's and Ruth's Chris Hiring a Sign of Recovery?
Posted by Nicki Wood on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:53 AM
I bet it's great to work for Tin Angel -- excellent location, great food, nice people. According to a craigslist post, Tin Angel is hiring a line cook.
And Ruth's Chris is hiring a line cook, too, preferably with two to three years' experience in fine dining. Dress to impress, the post counsels, and be prepared to pass a background check and drug screen. Settin' the bar high, again, Ruth's Chris.
Swanky's Tacos in Franklin is having an all-call for hiring.
And City Cafe in Brentwood is reporting a rare open waitress position.
Does all the hiring represent an uptick in restaurant traffic, or is it always like this? Supposedly, dining out is the one thing people consistently cut back when times are tough. So did they? Are they coming back? What is going on there in the trenches where you are, restaurant people?
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Interesting, Nicki. I hear anecdotally that people have cut back on their eating out, but it sure doesn't look that way whenever I go to a restaurant. Then again, most of the restaurants I frequent have placemats you can color.
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My experience exactly -- Everywhere I eat, the butts are in the seats, even if they're attached to a Crayola-wielding primary schooler.
One worrisome exception is Miro District Food & Drink. I really liked the recent reinvention, and I'm optimistic about the arrival of chef Joe Shaw. But I keep getting concerned reports from other diners who say the place is empty when they're there. Has anyone noticed it picking up?
