I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

I’ve mentioned that my chef bought a new building with two restaurants. An osteria downstairs. A more upscale restaurant upstairs.

It’s been under construction for 5 months. Top to bottom. New everything.

After many long hours over the past couple of weeks we hosted friends and family tonight in the lower restaurant.

Adam compared it to producing a show.

There’s lots of planning.

There’s a bit of rehearsal.

There’s a moment that feels like complete chaos.

Then the curtain goes up and the show is open.

We are open.

Tomorrow we are opening quietly to the public.

No press. No fan fair. No advertising. No social media posts.

Quietly unlock the doors and see what happens.

I’ll keep you posted.

Meanwhile tonight, at 5:15, fifteen minutes before we opened, I gathered Chef, the two chefs in the kitchen and a friend and we toasted to the opening.

I’ve had a bottle of 10 year Old Rip Van Winkle that I brought from home. I’d need saving it for a special occasion.

I poured a hefty shot for each of us and congratulated all of us on a lot of hard word.

The night went well.

The POS was a mess but will be fixed by tomorrow.

Everyone loved the food, the renovations.

It’s a beautiful space.

I’ll keep you posted on the coming weeks.

The sunset is the view from the patio. It’s a million dollar view.

Wish us luck when the public shows up tomorrow.