“Manage expectations!” I shout the words across the server window to Ula as the printer cranks out a ridiculously long list of orders. “Managing expectations!” She calls back calmly, and roller skates away to the table of ten that has just submitted the aforementioned order, which is too big for our tiny kitchen staff of […]
Archives for June 2022
#SapBushSaturday Special July 2nd, 9-2
These specials make great to-go meals if you’re planning a picnic over the holiday weekend. …Especially in light of the dessert, which continues Shannon’s summer bar cookie (comfort cooking) odyssey: Frosted cream cheese sugar cookie bars!
The Art of Conversation
“It’s not the same as you remember,” Saoirse tells me over the call. “Everyone’s either watching a movie, or they’re on their phone. They don’t want to talk.” Saoirse is on her first solo overseas adventure, and she’s on a quest for conversation. She and I are stalwart introverts. I claim I can’t be comfortable […]
#SapBushSaturday Special June 25, 9-2
Dad’s firing up the smoker for us for Saturday! Don’t miss it! And oh…I don’t know if you saw the New York Time’s piece on “Bar” desserts…But it TOTALLY turned my frown upside-down. I’ve decided I’m going to cook my way through those dessert recipes for the specials this summer…Hold on to yer hat! This […]
Mid-Life Crisis
“How do I know which carousel will have my luggage?” Saoirse asks. “Your flight number will be posted on it,” I explain, “and if you can’t see it right away, you’ll notice people in the crowd from your flight moving toward one. Let the herd carry you.” There’s only a few minutes before we say […]
#SapBushSaturday Special June 18, 9-2
Folks have been waiting for a while for these…figured it was high time we made up some. Hope to see you Saturday!
Defining Success
In the end, we didn’t give the details about Tom Edmunds’ memorial in the obituary. It didn’t go up on Facebook. The park in West Fulton is small, concerns about Covid are still very real. A little flyer was hung in the cafe and the post office. The rest of the information was word […]
#SapBushSaturday Special June 11, 9-2
Ice cream sandwich season has arrived!
Breakfast with a side of Nuptials
We planned our wedding in four phone calls in 2000. We didn’t plan to elope. At the beginning I was kind of in to the whole marital industrial complex thing. My dreams and ideals were tied up in the symbolism of everything that mattered to Bob and me. I wanted a simple (ha.) wedding outdoors […]