‘Twilight’ Restaurant Planned in Forks, Washington

With “Twilight” having such a huge fan base, I knew it was only a matter of time before they expanded on the marketing.  A restaurant is being planned in the real Forks, Washington.  If you know anything about the movie, Bella moves to Forks to be with her father, which is where she meets the Cullin’s and falls in love with Edward.

Annette and Tim Root of Forks, Washington plan to open the vampire-themed restaurant next year.  The name is Volterra, after the city named in the ‘Twilight’ novels.  There will be a variety of foods available, although the recipes and most details are not yet being revealed.  The restaurant is planned to be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  It will be considered a family-style restaurant and they have applied for a liquor license.

It won’t be open in time for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” on November 20 but might be ready for “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” on June 30.

I am sure this will bring in a big number of tourists, thus boosting the economy in this once small logging town.  Locals now say that many visitors come in to visit the city and even ask if it is safe to camp since there are vampire problems in the area.  I think that is ridiculous.  People should know the difference between real and make-believe.  Don’t get me wrong, if I were in the area it would be fun to drive through and even stop at the themed-restaurant, but I am not going to actually think a vampire is going to be waiting for me outside.  I’m sure my older kids would get a kick out of it since they have seen the movie, and it might be harder for them to realize there aren’t actually vampires in the area.  All-in-all I think it’s a great idea and am surprised it has taken so long to come about.