I feel like Al at Bargain Center Furniture Warehouse on receiving day, but this stuff”s not for sale except in the recent past, to me. In any case, I’m glad we have some, since we’ll no longer be next to a furniture store.
The flooring for the wine room was all set to arrive yesterday, and it did, albeit in Indio or someplace. With the flooring not arriving until Thursday now, the wine room shelving will have to bask in the morning sun, and we’ll need to seal the floor in order to pass our health inspection.
The cuvinet’s up and the bar’s been stained again; a few trim pieces and we’ll be set. Behind the bar is another story; after a series of unfortunate mismeasurements, we’ve discovered that not only did we have to buy a new beer cooler, but our soda setup will belatedly have to come into the kitchen, […]
For nine years, Feast has had the tragic dish station setup of a bunch of plastic shelving units that were left behind from when the restaurant was called La Fonda. La Fonda had delicious food, but an unfortunate concept of restaurant logistics. I remember eating there once as a party of four, none of whom […]
We passed the first critical inspection, so southwest Gas came and turned everything on yesterday. And I forgot these three guys in my previous post. Sorry, gents. And thanks for the gas.
It’s the last week of construction, I hope, and New Feast is a beehive of activity. There were three electricians, five plumbers, two fire suppression installers, two guys doing millwork, an exterminator, eleven of Feast’s kitchen staff, three of Feast’s dining room staff, a cleaning crew of five, me, the project manager, the point-of-sale guy, […]
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 […]