In a just-received note from Bill McNabb, owner of Seasons St. Louis, a restaurant Dave Lowry favorably reviewed in the Jan 2010 SLM: "it is with heavy heart that I inform you that Seasons will be closing its doors on March 1, 2010. Over the next month, as we close out our books, we will be paying our vendors who are behind."
I have no other details at this time. I do know that Seasons was a heavy advertiser--in our magazine and every other--and was simultaneously heavily into coupons (such as are found on restaurant.com). It doesn't take an MBA to see that such a combo burns the cash candle from both ends.
To anyone holding any Seasons gift certificates/cards...better use them this weekend. -- George Mahe
