Interesting perspective on gentrification. Thanks for the link.
That’s as good as food writing gets.
Two hours in line? Sometimes it’s twice that? Amazing. Especially when at any moment you could bail and walk a few steps to Qin West.
I guess ambitious chefs with Instagram followings are the new thin edge of gentrification. Roy Choi doesn’t get it.
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Oh, please. Do you think all these elders in their youth were going out to the same restaurants and clubs as their parents? Of course not. Change happens, youngsters want new and exciting.
The real issue is economic. Making sure the food, shelter and social activities are still affordable and available for our elders. I’m okay with subsidies for pantries and restaurants serving the senior generations. I’m also okay with people making a living charging gentrification prices for fried chicken. It’s a balancing act.
With 100 or 1000 times as much money on one side, is it really a “balancing act”?
I wouldn’t stand in that long a line for any food in the world.
Ah, yes. I guess I spoke in too broad a term. Thanks.