One of my favorite dining places may be shoved out by high rents

[ellen_datlow]

Just got this alert from a friend:
Florent and greedy landlords

I'm really depressed about this. It's the last bastion of reasonable prices and a fun, relaxed atmosphere in a neighborhood that has been drowned by greed and real estate lust. This absolutely sucks if it's true.

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[readwrite.livejournal.com]

That's a drag. Florent is a cool place, especially late at night.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Jack passed the report on to me.
I only went there once verryy late at night--Pat Cadigan and I stayed up all night to be on Jim Freund's radio show at 5pm and spent some time at Florent's around 3am. Awful--so smoky we couldn't breathe and boisterous icky company.
Thank god, no more smoking. I was there for dinner recently and it was great.

[readwrite.livejournal.com]

It's always been relaxed when I was there. And presumably no one smokes inside anymore...