Thomas & Char Feuchter - Owners
Thomas & Char Feuchter – Owners

1975 Ernie Buys: Barb Cries (Barb and Ernie’s Opens)
1976 Closed the pool hall – now a dining room.
1977 Bought the building – youngest child born – Nicole.
1979 First Holiday – a whopping four days.
1981 Bought two restaurants downtown (BIG MISTAKE):
Chris Morris – our longest time employee joins us.
1982 Struggle with high interest rates: Fay, our bookkeeper, joins us.
1983 Disaster Strikes (two downtown restaurants go bankrupt):
Barb threatens divorce.
1985 White Knight saves the day.
1986 First major renovation inside the restaurant.
1988  First outside renovation.
1990  Their first grandchild is born with seven more to follow from 1990-2012
1991  Midlife Crisis: Ernie wants more kids (four kids already)
Barb says “over my dead body”.
1992  Ernie’s first T.V. appearance – Barb and Ernie go to Africa.
1993  Renovated the dining room – new German mural by
Ernie’s stepfather. Brandon is born (second grandchild)
1995  Major renovation to outside based on Barb’s Design.
1997  Major offer to sell the business: Barb says “No Way”.
1998  New furniture for the restaurant.
1999  Sank a houseboat in the Shuswaps.
2000  Construction Fiasco on 99 street – business drops.
2001  Grand Re-Opening October 23, 2000 – this year becomes a record year.


BE_Restaurant_07sm2008
 Barb and Ernie semi-retire and take a three month trip from

London to Singapore.
2009 Barb and Ernie’s oldest son, Thomas, buys Barb and Ernie’s
Restaurant.
2011 Barb and Ernie retire – Chris Morris is with us for thirty years.
First “Eat for the Cause” Fundraiser on Canada Day raises over
$5000 for the Red Cross.
2012 Interior Renovations begin
2013 Our White Night Fay Reid, sadly passes away (see 1985).
2019  Closed in July for a two week trip to Germany with
Chris and her husband Kieth (no kids).
2020  COVID 19 pandemic shuts the world down and then begins almost
two years of closures, reopening with restrictions and more.
2022  We are still here thanks to you!! .

 

THANK YOU EDMONTON for supporting your local businesses!!

Looking forward to seeing you in ’22!