New Orleans: On the Way To Recovery (3/3)

Despite a situation as unstable as it was before, most industry players remain optimistic about New Orleans’ restaurants’ future. Fang in Minnesota says, “I believe New Orleans will be even stronger than they were before. Restaurant business could be the first to come back, because I think people need a place where they can feel good. So I think restaurants offer that kind of place where they can have a nice meal with their friends. I think it’s a very positive experience. I think everybody in New Orleans needs that. So I think the hospitality will be the first industry to come back. As a New Orleans, Frank Wong’s also expressed his firm determination, “New Orleans will come back stronger. The future will be brighter. Look at what happened to New York after Sep 11th. More tourists will come to New Orleans. We’re going to be stronger, and more organized and more beautiful; the convention center is still intact. All the uptown area is still intact. The main attractions of New Orleans are still there. There will be better New Orleans, and we are all prepared to do a better thing for New Orleans. I really believe we will have a better future.”