by Monica | May 12, 2009 | Announcements
My team (you may have heard me refer to them as ‘The Girls’. This is a loving term of endearment to this group of fabulous women who work with me. Plus it makes them feel young and happy, which is a good thing!) likes to laugh at my old fashioned attitudes...
by Monica | May 5, 2009 | Announcements
Seattle’s own Maria Hines (Tilth Restaurant) won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)and that is so FABULOUS!!! Congratulations to Maria and her entire crew for this wonderful esteem being bestowed upon them. Though her...
by Monica | Apr 27, 2009 | Announcements
My computer has had issues AGAIN! The hard drive I got in December failed, so we had to warrantee it and it is still not back to me after 2 weeks. ARG! The story is long and I am sure you don’t want to know about it, though I felt I should explain my long...
by Monica | Apr 6, 2009 | Announcements
Twenty years ago I worked for the Marriott. I was a hostess/cashier and then floor supervisor at the restaurants, working mainly the front of the house. We had a few dignitaries who stayed with us and I felt that it was important to learn how to show respect to each...
by Monica | Mar 31, 2009 | Announcements
One of the best perks that we get are some of the trade wine tastings that we get to go to. On Monday, March 23rd Mark and I went to Primo Grill in Tacoma (Primo is fantastico! Order the best calamari ever: they don’t fry it, they do it in the wood fire oven and...
by Monica | Mar 25, 2009 | Announcements
A business coach who does not yet know my style of business said that title phrase to me yesterday. It was a moment of epiphany for me because he was talking to me and one other restaurant owner (a man from Buffalo, NY) and while Mark and I have run our business with...
