Yesterday we served 40 and lunch and 100 at supper. Lunch was a little rough, this was mostly because our Point-Of-Sale system was a problem. I was very worried that opening Saturday was not too feasible.

But then some hard work through the afternoon and supper went off, nearly without a hitch. We served close to 100 meals and everything went very, very well. I would not be happier. The meals looked and, I think, tasted great. I finished the evening with a “Flames of Love” which was fantastic. I was eating it thinking to myself, this a great, I would eat at this restaurant and that I thought… wait a second this is MY restaurant. Could not have been happier.

One glitch yesterday. I was supposed to file my fire plans by the end of the day on Tuesday. I assured the Fire Department that I would. When I got home I got distracted and overly tired I didn’t do it. And that I totally forgot about it Wednesday. I sorted it out on Thursday as soon as the problem was brought to my attention but all of this means that I have one outstanding document to clear the liquor license. I expect that I will get that today. If I don’t, however, it’s my fault and we might be without a liquor license for the weekend.

I did clear the final hurdle for the patio yesterday and it’s now out front. Thanks to the community and my neighbors for being very, very reasonable. It is only six seats and we close at 10 PM. I do not want to cause any problem for anybody. I hope The Flying Banzini develops into a cherished cornerstone of the community and not a source of irritation. I will work hard to make that happen.

Dave