Whether you may call it insecure or otherwise, it’s a valid demographic appeal for any business model and to have a menu that fits that demographic is, more or less, common sense.

Comparatively speaking, I suggest you try downtown Edmonton’s newest venues: Kai or Prohibition. Quite possibly your opinions on Hundred might change.

But, you fell for the hype. That’s all.

As long as there are people that have the insecurity of having to be “seen” these places will flourish, and kudos to the owners for picking up on that. They are laughing all the way to the bank at the expense of the insecure folk.

But that place is a bright spot in that area and I am glad they built it.

Cheers!
Jason

Dave – I’m sorry to hear about poor management ruining the sports bar. The location of Hundred is a great one – its proximity to the Winspear and Citadel aren’t bad either.

As for talking to the managers before shooting photos, I don’t mean to give the impression that I think bloggers and journalists have the right to do whatever they want, but photographing a meal is a way of capturing my personal experience, and in some ways has nothing to do with the restaurant. For example, when people celebrate their birthdays, they may take a photo of the birthday cake to remember the occasion. For me, taking a photo of my food or the surroundings is my way of commemorating the experience. Asking for permission to lead to a marketing opportunity for the restaurant is a nice idea, but is too complicated and is really not what I set out to do with this blog.