On 4/1/2019 at 6:59 PM, kayb said:
Oh, do I feel this one! And I've been in that position more times than I care to think about, because I dearly love some of the "trendy" places frequented by millenials. And I find more and more of my go-to spots are now being appropriated by folks much younger than I, who look a bit askance when this 60-something grandmother wanders in and demands a drink.
No matter. They'll deal with it. I have to confess, the only time I felt somewhat uncomfortable was at an Alabama Shakes concert. I went with a friend who, when I said "Do you like Alabama Shakes?" said, "I don't know, what's in them?" We were, by a factor of 30 years, the oldest folk in the ampitheater. No matter, that gal can sure sing. And I comfort myself that I can likely mix a better martini than any of 'em.
DH and I have broken the age barrier in just about every restaurant we've dined in for a number of years. We've never noticed a problem with service and are always welcomed back and back. To be honest, we notice in some of the hotter places the young people just are checking off a "been to" list, whereas we spend time chatting up staff about the food, chef's concept, wine program. It's sad to see spectacular food set before a table of loud party-goers who take no notice what's going down.
We're old enough to have been there and done that at the kind of restaurant that caters to our demographic. One way we've found to have a really interesting yet serene meal is to beat the food writers to new places, to go while they're still not mobbed. After that, it's usually not for us.
