More restaurants seats in EBR could curb business

With the looming recession, most people are eating out less (see the Business Report cover story here). Yet, each week it seems a new restaurant opens its doors in East Baton Rouge, whose population isn’t increasing any time soon.Louis DeAngelo Jr. of DeAngelo’s Pizzeria estimates 4,500 new restaurant seats the city, which is hurting local restaurateurs who are committed quality ingredients, even as commodity prices are rising. “This economic drama is not helping,” he says. “Between that, the competition and what’s going on in Washington, it definitely has people thinking what is value for their money, value for their experience.” Read the rest of the story here.