The stock market's up and ditto consumer spending. Real estate is rebounding and there's even talk of another bubble. No surprise then that we've been seeing plenty of upmarket restaurants opening in recent months. Better still, some of our favorite restaurateurs are getting into the action.
David Chiddo is a chef who seems unable to rest on his laurels. Not content with running the excellent Cicada in Hiroo, which remains consistently popular among our expat community, as well as TY Harbor Brewery down on the Tennozu waterfront, he has embarked on a new and even classier venture.
Beacon styles itself as an "urban chop house." What that means is a self-confident, high-end grill in the best American tradition. Swanky and polished, it exudes the reassuring, understated elegance (and, it must be said, the equivalent sticker price) of a Lincoln Continental.