Keep The Scene Alive

No restaurant review in the LAT this week (again), instead Miss Irene pens an editorial to make sure everyone continues to dine out, thereby securing her own place in the culinary ecosystem: "If everyone suddenly gives up restaurant-going when times are tough, those favorite restaurants may no longer be around when times get better...You cannot keep the entire restaurant scene alive by yourself, but you can support the restaurants that have meant something to you over the years. Show your face: Don't just disappear. It's better to come in more often for a bite at the bar than once in a blue moon for a big blowout dinner." [LAT]