We started moving the rest of our equipment in yesterday, and somehow, those acres of kitchen space no longer appear to be acres. It’s going to be a pretty snug fit in some areas, but it’s starting to feel like a restaurant in here. On today’s list: the dish table, dishwasher, the last of the […]
We normally close on Sunday night at 9 pm, and we normally open on Tuesday at 11. I’m flabbergasted at how much we’ve accomplished in the less than thirty-six hours since we’ve closed. It almost feels like we could have moved the whole mess over if not for the inspection process. We got halfway there […]
For the past few weeks, a lot of our regular guests have been asking me if I’m starting to feel sad about the move, and I really hadn’t been. Getting the new building going has been a substantial task, and while I’ve adjusted to my relationship with our landlord, I can’t say I’ll ever call […]
About a month ago, I walked into a meeting with our contractor, and the plumber walked in. I don’t know if he’s the owner of the company or the guy sells the Extended Warranty or the Undercoating Plus and the Silver Protection Plan, but I do know this: I bought five hand sinks from Economy […]
The fire suppression fellow came yesterday to pipe our system for the ovens, grills and fryers with which we’ve packed the kitchen. I’m amazed that John, the Venture West project manager for Feast, has more hair than I do, because the odds and ends relating to the equipment (“uh-oh, this is a cheese melter, not […]
Wow, does Ron do some beautiful work. The bar is nearing completion and after the past two days, we’re all ready to belly up to it. Sunday was a sixteen-hour marathon, followed by an easy thirteen-hour day yesterday. But Ron’s bar is already running scales in practice for its siren’s song.
I know when I sit down to dinner, I’m hoping to sit near the FIRE RISER. It just makes me feel safer somehow. So when I walked in this morning to this sign, I thought to myself, “well, this will be the table people fight over: the one facing this sign that screams, “SAFETY!” As […]
The banquettes began arriving today, and in order to save time, we couldn’t cut them all to equal sizes, which I hope is not a big deal. We’ll see if my hopes come true. It mostly just means there’ll be a skinny bench wedged between two full-sized ones, but I’m hoping people don’t end up […]
The surprisingly effective new window shade is up. Cute yet utilitarian.
By midnight, it started to sink in that this was really happening. The kitchen is in complete disarray, and its guts are now down the street, and the dining room is no longer fit for dining. It’s time to stop posting all this stuff and get back over there, though, so I leave you for […]