WHAT HAPPENED/IS HAPPENING:
Business is still steady even though we’ve seen a substantial decline in tourists visiting K St and AH, which just gives us the opportunity to serve our locals better!
The shops are running well and product looks great!!
Thank the heavens Nic and Lourdes are back from their awesome European adventure and have added so much talent and muscle back to our current team.
Miron returned from his East Coast adventures too! Between he, Bronco, and Roma, plus Donovan on the weekday afternoons and full day weekends, we’ve got sandos covered! Caden is gone for 10ish days and returning next week thursday.
TRAINING…
Liam and Amy both have the privilege of training with Lourdes- the scone queen and department lead- this week and probably next week as well. Liam has been a trooper, and Amy has been excellent in working with the AH scuffins team. However, Grace and Chelsea are able to satisfy that bakeries needs, so Amy is heading west to help K st out!
Roma has been training about 4 hours a day in sandwiches. He is working on his English comprehension and fast twitch muscles!! Roma has been in Alaska/The US for about a month now. He has a sweet wife and adorable 1 year old, Nadia and Anya. Lets make them feel welcomed and comfortable.
Naomi, our brave and cool counter lead, is leaving for almost 3 weeks. She has recruited her smart and capable buddy Brianna to help fill in the hours. Please welcome Brianna to the team, she will be both opening and closing at K st for the next couple weeks.
Remember, “First you’re slow, then you’re good, then you’re good and fast.” -Jerry
WHATS TO COME:
Construction still happening at K st…. we are moving through the permitting process and will see more workmen and equipment downstairs this week.
We will have some guys working the stairs and downstairs spaces to install protective coving - thats the stuff between the floor and the wall. Turns out, its real necessary.
Still rolling out the new sandwiches and seeing what sells best and when. Bacon Blue, Smoked Beet, Chicken Salad, Ham and Swiss. Thank you Gary for smashing these guys to the front lines. People seems to be enjoying them and disappearing many sandwiches. The Bacon, Beet and chicken are put out on Sliced sandwich bread until ciabatta is available.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK:
Positive review: “The finest of pastries and friendliness of staff. I totally drive 100 miles round trip to get their brownies and peanut butter creamed cookies! Delicious nutritious sandwiches too; especially the beet.”
Negative review: “Sometimes you don’t want to be the one to have to state the truth, especially when nobody wants to admit it. But this place is just not that good. It is overpriced and the quality is just so so. I used to go because they had a quaint, pleasant little seating area. But now that’s gone, so why even bother. I won’t come here anymore.” Good luck with you life buddy.
Questionable review: “Parking and wait times are ridiculous” Sir, have you been to a city before? Most excellent things ARE worth a wait… and I really don’t think anyone waits more than 15 minutes. AT MOST.
FACILITY PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS:
Lawrence will be around this week, mostly working on replacing filters and belts on our roof.
We had a reliable mechanical operation come out and give us a quote and it was outrageous. So Lawrence said he could maintain our rooftop units and replace the filters/belts a couple times a year for probably a tenth the cost!! So thats neat. Thank you Lawrence (our red-headed maintenance department of 1)
We plugged in the two fridge units downstairs so that Max can move more savory supplies over and we can go into mad soup production. Gary is still at 91 (we miss you Fynn Igor!) but until the downstairs kitchen is further built out, he needs the space and amenities (the smoker, range, and open ovens) to make mad sandwich makings.
November -Thanksgiving is thursday the 24th, and we are open this day until 2pm. We are closed on (black) Friday the 25th, and reopen for the weekend. No non-emergency time off request will be granted this week.
December- Xmas falls on a saturday. Xmas eve we are open until 2pm. Then closed christmas and the day after which leaves just the last week of december 12/28-12/31. Closed new years EVE day at 2.
January- We are closed at both shops 1/1-1/18, reopening on the 19th!!! Lets get the heck outta here!!!! Come talk to us about setting up a stage in another state. Hit the beach, find sun, see family, go solo, ENJOY the break!!!!