Bocce Ball Can Save Your Life
Published in Widowism by chefswidow
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Sometimes owning a restaurant absolutely sucks. It can be heartbreaking, backbreaking, and relationship breaking. The difference between and owning and working for all comes down to one thing: CASH MONEY. Everyday money is an THE issue. When you don’t own your own restaurant, things like budget, food costs, and payroll may not directly affect your daily drudge. But when you do own the restaurant, these things become daily HOURLY concerns. Emails are sent regarding everything, phone calls come in all day long. Everyone has a say and everyone thinks they what they know is the best.
This can be difficult for a Chef’s Widow. This is the part that I hate. I have a very hard time listening, seeing, and watching all the money stuff. All the unsolicited advice and all the shit that comes down on only one person, the Chef. It is so difficult to watch my husband, a normally chillaxed dude, get stressed the F out on the daily.
But these concerns and stresses flew out the window at our Slow Foods Bastille Day Celebration. It was phenomenal and probably the best event that I have been to in a very loooooooong time. Everyone ABSOLUTELY came together. The staff, Slow Food Members, Non Members, and all of the visiting Chef’s acted as one and it seemed to me that everyone had known each other for years. It was awesome. There was an atmosphere of commoderie for a good cause. Sweetness. For about 3 hours I got to pretend that there weren’t 40 emails regarding money, budget, and all the other tough aspects of being a restaurant owner in my inbox.
And I got to play Bocce with my favorite coffee shop owner & non husband Chef:
Bocce brings ‘em together: Erie Island Entrepreneur and the Chef I love to Hate Boccie it up!
***Kisses & Congratulations go out to Chef Eric , Chef Heather, & Chef Rocco for their awesome week!
***If you are NOT a Slow Food member, you SHOULD be. What are you waiting for? We have kick ass events and there are some really awesome peeps. Contact Kari if you would like some more info.
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absolutely wonderful event!!
Truly fantastic – Kyle’s photos rock (haven’t had a chance to look at mine yet).
Amelia and Chef Sawyer:
This is to brighten your day.
I am not here to give you budget/money grief.
Yesterday my husband David and I celebrated my birthday at The Greenhouse Tavern. The food was delicious, the staff was on point, and my evening was splendid. I knew the Chef wasn’t going to be there but I peeked in the kitchen anyway and everyone answered all my noisy questions like ladies and gentlemen.
I’ve been following your family on your blog for about a year now and think you are a delightful bunch. Don’t let this rough patch get you down. You and Jonathon are going to continue to soar and your children are going to distinguish themselves in some meaningful way that will show how well they were loved annd brought up.
I work at The Cleveland Foundation and we are firm believers in sustainability, deconconstruction, repurposing and encouraging creative people and your restaurant increases our faith that it can be done. We also like to eat for entertainment and everyone asked me this morning how my experience was and I praised it highly. Hopefully you will see lots of us in the restaurant in the new future.
David and I will be back for sure.
Gail