I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

I live in the northeast part of New England.

It is cold here. It has been cold here for about 9 months now.  

Summer is short, but what there is of it, is amazing.  

It’s actually a great place to live.  

We get one tornado a year.  

Earthquakes are light.

We do snow removal like nobodies business.

There aren’t a lot of forest fires

We do get a few nor’easters a year, but compared to the rest of the country that ain’t so bad.  

I say all this as one of the biggest wind storms to hit us, heads our way. On Friday, we’ll have sustained winds of 50 mph and gusts over 70mph. Half the state will be without power on Saturday.

That being said.

It’s a great place to live.

But I digress.

It’s been cold for a while. In fact, we closed our patio in September, when we had our first low 50’s evening. While it’s fine for guests to wear extra clothes, no one wants to be spend big money, on amazing food, to have it be cold when it arrives at the table.

For us, the seating on the patio is always closed, when it affects the quality of the food.

That being said, on Saturday night, I had two people walk in, inform me that they didn’t have a reservation, and would like a table for 2 on the patio.  

I explain that the patio is closed.  

They say since when?

I say since September.  

They say, but I thought you had a firepit?

I respond, yes in October.  

They are not pleased with any of this information and leave.

I know that there are lots of cities with outdoor patios in the winter. NYC has them everywhere.  

What I find strange is that people will eat in an enclosed outdoor patio, when they won’t eat inside.  

Fun fact, with the vents in the kitchen, and make up air, and the rest of the ventilation, most restaurants exchange all of their air about every 90 seconds if not more. The patio, that’s enclosed has no ventilation and so the air just sits there, sharing it’s life with everyone.

I’ll take this time to remind everyone, that our patio will NOT be open again till mid May.

Enjoy the real first day of Winter tomorrow.