These days, people regularly ask us -- every day, really -- whether the restaurant industry is likely to be blown away by the current economic storms. The short answer is "no."That's not to say, of course, that these aren't hard times for many restaurants. People are eating at less expensive places and cutting back on the extras -- that $100 bottle of wine is a thing of the past. And those extravagant parties given by large banks? Verboten.So why do we predict…… More »