W/E Dec 21st 2013 Wanes

This is going to be a busy week for so many of us. Welcome to the fray.

This week will start out slowly. First of all, closed Monday. Still recovering from 2 caters Saturday night.

This is our last week before closing for the rest of the year. We are making it happen to be able to spend the holidays with our children and grandchildren. This will be our first chance to see them in 2 years. So it is a big deal for us. We wish you, your family and our staff a very happy time as Christmas and New Years Day approaches. On December 30th  I'll turn the big 6-0. We'll send that day with family as well.

This last year has been one of highs and lows. We had so many wonderful weeks serving lunches and dinners that we believed in. You have made us feel that what we are doing is worthwhile—producing meals that came from real, mostly local sources and cooked in a creative fashion that allowed for the exploration of flavors. I hope we have expanded your palate. If so, we achieved one of our goals. Hopefully, you have been taken outside your comfort zone and allowed yourself to try different flavors from around the world. We wanted to prove that one could do healthy food while still maintaining a budget. We wanted you to see that local sourcing is good for everyone. We have tried to maintain as small a carbon footprint as possible—composting, recycling and local sourcing.

The lows have mostly come in the form of concern for my mother. She remains extremely frail, needing full-time care and confused to a discomforting level. I am grateful that I have been able to spend time with her when she most needed me, but always sad when she has called when I had to be at work and unable to ease her discomfort. We have had a few growing pains that created periods of discomfort and gradually grew through them. We saw many wonderful new fans and have enjoyed the glow from the ones we've kept along the way. We have cherished the new friendships and hope to see them expand.

Music will come in 2 forms this week—both Thursday and Friday will have music. Thursday the Renee Wood After Hours Big Band will take over the annex. Their performances have brought in a growing audience each time they play. Friday—the Renee Wood Trio performs with David Moore and Tom Rowley.
We encourage reservations as we often have a good-sized crowd.

In an effort to keep things as simple as possible this week, there will be no dinner specials beyond the usual dinner menu.  The lunch specials are as follows—
Monday~Closed. Sorry
Tuesday~Chicken Souvlaki with Greek rice and side salad $7.99
Wednesday~Enchilada pasta with side salad $7.99
Thursday~Chicken spinach and mushroom crepes with side salad $7.79
Friday~Turkey Ranch Bacon Wrap with side salad $7.59

That is it—short and quick. Thank you for being here. Thank you for a wonderful year. I hope you take the time between Christmas and New Years' to think out your goals and make plans to achieve them. That is my usual most favorite week of the year. I feel my purpose is rejuvenated and my road ahead well mapped.  Here's to a wonderful 2014.

~~Susan et al.