Silk Bar and Kitchen launches downtown with Asian, Mediterranean-inspired dishes

Oh, to be young and own a restaurant.
The adrenalin rush of working endless hours in that thrilling state of agonized uncertainty. Will anyone come? What about the promised parking lot next door, still locked up tight? Have the award-winning bacon croquettes become the hoped-for smash hit?
Such is life for Silk Bar and Kitchen co-owners Cory Allen, 28, and Stephan Zaiffdeen, 31. The two, with chef Earl Briones in tow, have recently opened a sleek, 84-seater downtown, just a couple of blocks from