Happenings..

Did another auction on Monday and Tuesday in Manhattan at the Famous "Evelyn Lounge" on 78th and Columbus. Picked up a few neat things as well as two convection ovens. Unfortunately for Tony and I the ovens weigh about 195,000 lbs. and they happened to be in a below ground kitchen (use your imagination). So not only that, but the truck I rented to go into the city and pick up the stuff, well, it had a hydrolic lift, one that unfortunately did not work. So after humping them up a flight of stairs we also had to lift them another 4ft to get them into the truck.(I forgot to mention that it was also pouring out as well) Fun. A big "Thank-You" to all of those who were there on the other end though to help us unload the truck and actually get the 2 - 195,000 ovens up a flight of stairs (deck stairs) and into the salt kitchen. Thats you Chris, Jim, Erion, Bernie, Dave, Nick, and Jeremiah.
Today was a day of organizing the restaurant, trying to make sense of everything and finding everything its place. The ceiling in the bar area is just about done. Women's room is 90% there with the men's room getting started tomm.
Today was also a meeting with the NJ Herald who wants to do a story on "NJ's first Gastropub", and trying to help us explain what exactly that is. I think it went well. They sat with Laurie and I as well as Tony, Jennifer, and Erion -"The Dream Team" and allowed to us expalin exactly what we are.
We also met with our "wine consultant" and liquor distributor Robert Hannemann who is helping us put together our wine and beer menu (by the way, we will be having 61 beers offered, from all styles as well as about 25 wines). Bob has really been a tremendous help and we are really excited about the menus we have put together.
Tomorrow its back into the city again for Tony and I, looking for those last few items we want for the kitchen. Then its back to Salt to finish up some moving of some equipment into the kitchen, and then.....
it never ends..
stay tuned..
b.