So much for that theory....

When I posted a couple of days ago about the savaging of a local restaurant for not being 'child-friendly', I was careful not to use the name of the restaurant. And over the last couple of days, I've told people in my store that the Bulletin, or any other reputable paper, probably wouldn't print such a letter or if they did, would not use the name of the restaurant.

So this morning's article is all about Baltazar's. I assume the Bulletin now thinks it's a news story.

It's a very dangerous thing for any business to say anything negative about kids. Baltazar managed to piss off the President of the Moms Club of Bend! Ouch. I'm glad that she said she wasn't trying to put Baltazar out of business.

I understand that tricky middle-ground Baltazar was trying to negotiate -- encouraging adult business, and discouraging kids business, without an outright ban. It sounds like he floundered on the shoals.

At this point, he'd probably be better off apologizing for not having a clearer policy, and announcing that Baltazar no longer welcomes children. It would be interesting to see how such a restaurant would survive. Bars and Taverns seem to do all right.