Trader Vic's Returns to San Francisco - General Tiki

Z ZebraTiki Member Enchanted Bay Area, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2004 Posts: 530	Z ZebraTiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 9, 2004 8:01 PM On 2004-12-09 12:19, dangergirl299 wrote: Regardless of the lack of outside/media publicity - that place is CROWDED any day of the week! Good luck getting a table! Where do all these customers come from?? There was a small, but oh so tempting article and picture in Diablo magazine and SF Magazine, both mentioning that in the heyday (like this isn't) TV was "social San Francisco's headquarters." The article goes on to name drop a bit about current socialites/investors, and quotes CEO Hans Richter: "It waasn't a restauant, it was a club without membership, you either belonged or you didn't." The piece ends with, "The city's young swells could just make it their new spot." That article is also strategically placed, making it not too obvious, but just interesting enough to be compelling. There's also another article (SF Mag) in The Socialist pages featuring a picture of Danielle Steele at the TV opening (wearing lots gold lame & gold jewelry). One of the characters (described as "Longtime rake and raconteur")was there so often in the old days that they saved a table for him every day, he only had to call if he wasn't coming in! Isn't that what MrSmiley does?

On 2004-12-09 12:19, dangergirl299 wrote:

Regardless of the lack of outside/media publicity - that place is CROWDED any day of the week! Good luck getting a table! Where do all these customers come from??

There was a small, but oh so tempting article and picture in Diablo magazine and SF Magazine, both mentioning that in the heyday (like this isn't) TV was "social San Francisco's headquarters." The article goes on to name drop a bit about current socialites/investors, and quotes CEO Hans Richter: "It waasn't a restauant, it was a club without membership, you either belonged or you didn't." The piece ends with, "The city's young swells could just make it their new spot."
That article is also strategically placed, making it not too obvious, but just interesting enough to be compelling.

There's also another article (SF Mag) in The Socialist pages featuring a picture of Danielle Steele at the TV opening (wearing lots gold lame & gold jewelry). One of the characters (described as "Longtime rake and raconteur")was there so often in the old days that they saved a table for him every day, he only had to call if he wasn't coming in! Isn't that what MrSmiley does?

Post #130104 by ZebraTiki on Thu, Dec 9, 2004 8:01 PM