Kendall and Yglesias bought their business only after doing some market research, using a study by the N.H. Department of Transportation that showed the new Wal-Mart and DeMoulas stores in Rindge had increased traffic in the area. Here people have to plan to come. They don't just walk in. Some restaurants are owned and operated by men. Some are owned and operated by women.
Good management has nothing to do with gender.
And eventually people will become accustomed to female restaurant owners. Right now, however, seems to be a transition. Half the time when I'm asked to get the owner I might be busing tables and wearing a dirty apron. So it' s a logical conclusion. On several occasions food vendors have made cold calls to Martino's, and asked to speak to the owner, whom they call Mr. Martino.