"A mix of neanderthal teens, inbred bottom dwellers and lecherous middle aged men tended to be the compliment of this fine establishments clientele".
With good music, icy cocktails, and a cheery, fine-looking clientele, Capitán de las Sardinas is the creation of the charismatic Carlos who went bust in the crisis, languished as a barista in London, and has returned to try again.
After 26 years in the restaurant supply business, Mr. Leggio is banking on economic strength in Yonkers for his new venture, and on success in drawing a fine-dining clientele to an urban-pioneer area -- in other words, on factors that he knows are beyond his control.
Long-standing criticisms of the way it is compiled, and concerns that the economic downturn is robbing the finest restaurants of their clientele, have combined to give the culinary bible's centenary launch the air of a crisis summit.
And Patrick Lavender, a bus driver who transports dozens of passengers a day between the airport and the Yale Club, said he thought his clientele would be fine with being dropped off around the corner.
In an effort to introduce the world of fine dining to a younger clientele, high-end restaurants in Flanders, Belgium (and one in Lucerne, Switzerland), have created affordable prix-fixe menus for guests who are 30 years old or younger.
Tucson: The elegant and historic Arizona Inn is so private that it's almost hard to find and that's just fine with its loyal, privacy-seeking clientele.
The album-size paintings known as Indian miniatures, produced for an elite clientele who demanded the finest workmanship, are rightly renowned for their suave forms and brilliant colors.
But there is a sense that at least some of the clientele are there less for the fine art than for a glimpse of the man himself.
