Le Chalet du Terroir (211 McGuinness Blvd.), a new Haitian cafe with coffee, smoothies, sandwiches, soups and more, opened last month at the address that was previously home to Himalayas Newa Cafe, a Nepali coffeeshop that served the neighborhood for about a year.Â
Although the two cafes are not affiliated, Le Chalet du Terroir’s owner Pascale Tondreau Kerolle kept momos, which are Nepali dumplings, on the menu for Himalayas’ customers. “We season them a…
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More power to them. It seemed that every time a restaurant closes because of the terrible conditions here from no parking, rent, insurance, labor etc. etc. a new more expensive one opens. We now have more trendy wine bars than Alaska has ice.
If somebody can tell me how somebody can afford these places, let me know.