By: Sumit Majumdar
The Golden Era: A Personal Dispatch
I’ve been servicing restaurants for over 20 years and a lot has changed in our industry. As a patron to many a bar and restaurant, it’s also changed on a personal level. I’m in my 50’s now and when I look at the “For Lease” signs on Main Street, I don’t just see empty buildings; I see the ghosts of a city that used to breathe fire. Back in my party days, when we wanted a real night, we didn’t head north to the polished, sterile streets of Toronto. We swung south from Burlington, crossed the Peace Bridge, and let Buffalo take us…