Level-Adventurous t1_je22y8j wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Reply to comment by ThatsNotFennel in Is there any sort of tiki subculture in the Philadelphia area ? Not seeing much of any tiki bars on a Google search by CVM525

A lot of talent left the restaurant industry in Philly over COVID.

ebbycalvinlaloosh t1_je26exp wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:32 PM

False. Some people may have left, but I can assure you based on the fact that I absolutely know whom and what I’m talking about, that the leaders of the cocktail scene in this city pre-Covid are still very much behind the bar or creating bar programs in the city.

Edit: ok maybe only a little false :)

justanawkwardguy t1_je28h03 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:46 PM

>I absolutely know whom and what I’m talking about

Not a phrase usually said by someone who actually knows what they’re talking about

ebbycalvinlaloosh t1_je29jk7 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:53 PM

Hahah touché. That was a little douchey.

Level-Adventurous t1_je28iie wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:46 PM

It’s not false to say a lot of talent left the industry in the city. I know people that moved, people that died, people that got into sales or real estate, people who cut their hours back, people who aren’t as passionate as they used to be. I’m not saying there’s still not talent here or that others didn’t step up but dude come on have some self awareness, the industry lost people.

ebbycalvinlaloosh t1_je29epr wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:52 PM

Yeah. I’m one of them, lol. Maybe I’m just looking at a close circle. But I do feel like a lot of the creative leaders behind the bar stuck it out and are still running programs here.