Post #108901 by christiki295 on Tue, Aug 17, 2004 6:50 PM

The opening is set for late September/ early October, as set forth below.

Trader Vic's is utilizing the Trader Vics Vice President, Asia, to ensure a smooth opening.

Do I recall that Trader Vics will thus be serving mojitos in a frozen glass?

The article states:

Tokyo's loss has become San Francisco's gain with the arrival of Rene Purro, longtime manager of Trader Vic's Tokyo restaurant in The New Otani Hotel, as well as being responsible for all Trader Vic's operations in Asia with the title of vice president, T.V. Asia. Rene will continue supervising the above operations, making timely trips here and there while in addition holding the title of vice president special projects. Which is what has brought Purro back to Trader Vic's headquarters in San Francisco. The special project he now is supervising is the opening of Trader Vic's new kid on the block, Trader Vic's San Francisco, in close proximity to the Opera House, Symphony Hall, City Hall and the magnificent new Asian Art Museum. Who could ask for anything more? The restaurant is in the final stages of preparation, with the opening scheduled sometime in late September or early October. I'll keep you posted. The interior designer is the famous Lun Chan, who has designed many of Trader Vic's properties, including the original one in San Francisco, the one in Tokyo and another in the New Otani Osaka.
http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20040807jr.htm