Didn't everything go downhill after some citizen's glowing endorsement? Shame.
15 thoughts on “October 17, 2022: Burned”
Going to be in Festus, MO, this weekend for a wedding. Any recommendations for a Saturday morning activity with the kids around the area? We won't have a ton of free time beyond that, but it'd be nice to do something. We visited the Arch on our way to FL last year, so something else would be good...
City Museum. Your kids would love it and their parents will have heart attacks.
I've always recommended this in the past. But the last time we went the air conditioning was not working very well, and my older kids were turned off by the crowd. As I chased my 8 year old around, I realized that I am not in the shape for this place. Plus, she would go through areas where I didn't know where the other side let out and it was stressful to try to follow her around and keep an eye on her. Sadly, it has now become a place I don't think we'll go to anymore.
Last time there, my wife and I just picked an exit and stood guard. I'm not about to crawl through a tube in the ceiling to catch up to them.
Like I said, the kids loved it.
Magic House is tamer but older kids would be bored.
Biscuits and gravy. And chicken-fried chicken. Or catfish.
A few minutes at the Basilica is pretty cool if you have the opportunity. Largest collection of ceiling mosaics in the world, I believe.
So after an August and September going 0-6-1, the Loons won their last game to make the playoffs as a 6th seed. They played Dallas last night to a fairly equal 1-1 tie and then lost in the shootout 4-5. If you had told me that the Loons would lose a shootout 4-5 but didn't tell me anything else, I would have guessed with a lot of confidence that Wil Trapp was the player that didn't score his shootout goal.
Loons in that place where they are good enough to make the playoffs, maybe even win a game, but still not good enough to really compete for a championship. Games at Cloud City are a blast but I think we a getting another Minnesota Men's sports team that just never has a enough juice to bring home the trophy.
Wolves:Lynx::Loons:Aurora
My coworker has had to listen to me rag on Trapp for two years
Well, my interview went live on Restaurant Strong's youtube channel.
In other news, my first consulting job is about to be official. Contract complete and will be signed any day now. The local brewery, where Nibbish and I play in cribbage leagues, has contracted me to develop a food concept in their tap room. We have already designed and set up the kitchen. Menu is 95% ready. Interviewing a potential chef for the space tomorrow. It is going to be a fun space to work with and has been a great outlet for me creatively to work on another project from scratch. If it all goes well and I can use this experience to develop a system that works for me, I plan on launching my own consulting company with the thought of helping 3-4 restaurants each year to reimagine their dream.
Just finished the preview of the video yesterday! Super interesting stuff - I hope you consult with someone restauranting in my town soon!!!
Thanks! Remind me where home is for you?
It starts with 'O'. A southern Minnesota city of decent size right on I-35.
I watched it yesterday. Zooomx, that was an excellent interview. I particularly appreciated what you said about over-communicating with your staff as a means to ensure they feel appreciated and informed. (This is a huge problem for my organization’s middle management.)
There are occasional threads in the local subreddit about very tight local labor markets for restaurants and large-scale food service operations alike. I really admire what you did to keep everyone who works at your place afloat during the pandemic. I think some of the issues in my local market are self-inflicted by operations that made different choices than yours, so I hope you are rewarded by your community for the kind of principles you practice at your place.
Going to be in Festus, MO, this weekend for a wedding. Any recommendations for a Saturday morning activity with the kids around the area? We won't have a ton of free time beyond that, but it'd be nice to do something. We visited the Arch on our way to FL last year, so something else would be good...
City Museum. Your kids would love it and their parents will have heart attacks.
I've always recommended this in the past. But the last time we went the air conditioning was not working very well, and my older kids were turned off by the crowd. As I chased my 8 year old around, I realized that I am not in the shape for this place. Plus, she would go through areas where I didn't know where the other side let out and it was stressful to try to follow her around and keep an eye on her. Sadly, it has now become a place I don't think we'll go to anymore.
Last time there, my wife and I just picked an exit and stood guard. I'm not about to crawl through a tube in the ceiling to catch up to them.
Like I said, the kids loved it.
Magic House is tamer but older kids would be bored.
Biscuits and gravy. And chicken-fried chicken. Or catfish.
A few minutes at the Basilica is pretty cool if you have the opportunity. Largest collection of ceiling mosaics in the world, I believe.
So after an August and September going 0-6-1, the Loons won their last game to make the playoffs as a 6th seed. They played Dallas last night to a fairly equal 1-1 tie and then lost in the shootout 4-5. If you had told me that the Loons would lose a shootout 4-5 but didn't tell me anything else, I would have guessed with a lot of confidence that Wil Trapp was the player that didn't score his shootout goal.
Loons in that place where they are good enough to make the playoffs, maybe even win a game, but still not good enough to really compete for a championship. Games at Cloud City are a blast but I think we a getting another Minnesota Men's sports team that just never has a enough juice to bring home the trophy.
Wolves:Lynx::Loons:Aurora
My coworker has had to listen to me rag on Trapp for two years
Well, my interview went live on Restaurant Strong's youtube channel.
In other news, my first consulting job is about to be official. Contract complete and will be signed any day now. The local brewery, where Nibbish and I play in cribbage leagues, has contracted me to develop a food concept in their tap room. We have already designed and set up the kitchen. Menu is 95% ready. Interviewing a potential chef for the space tomorrow. It is going to be a fun space to work with and has been a great outlet for me creatively to work on another project from scratch. If it all goes well and I can use this experience to develop a system that works for me, I plan on launching my own consulting company with the thought of helping 3-4 restaurants each year to reimagine their dream.
Just finished the preview of the video yesterday! Super interesting stuff - I hope you consult with someone restauranting in my town soon!!!
Thanks! Remind me where home is for you?
It starts with 'O'. A southern Minnesota city of decent size right on I-35.
I watched it yesterday. Zooomx, that was an excellent interview. I particularly appreciated what you said about over-communicating with your staff as a means to ensure they feel appreciated and informed. (This is a huge problem for my organization’s middle management.)
There are occasional threads in the local subreddit about very tight local labor markets for restaurants and large-scale food service operations alike. I really admire what you did to keep everyone who works at your place afloat during the pandemic. I think some of the issues in my local market are self-inflicted by operations that made different choices than yours, so I hope you are rewarded by your community for the kind of principles you practice at your place.