The Bistro at Topsail closing permanently after Hurricane Florence
SURF CITY, NC (StarNews) — Chef and owner of Surf City’s The Bistro at Topsail announced plans to permanently close the gourmet, farm-to-table coastal restaurant and step away from the restaurant industry.
Bud Taylor, who opened The Bistro in 2007, cited his own health issues and extensive damages from Hurricane Florence as reasons for the closure.
“As most of you know last year was a very trying year for so many in our community,” Taylor wrote on the restaurant website. “Unfortunately my year took a wrong turn long before Hurricane Florence landed on our coast.”
The chef said in January 2018 he was admitted to the emergency room for shortness of breath and after a hospital stay, was treated for atrial fibrillation and dangerously high heart rates. After treatment, he was eventually diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Seven weeks after a July surgery to help regain full heart function, Hurricane Florence hit the island and the restaurant suffered major damages.
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