September is coming to a close so quickly, I really don't know where it went. This is transition month for Restaurant 15 main. It is sooo busy July & August and then kids go back to school, vacations are over and Narrowsburg becomes very quiet. The state of the economy, wall street and gas prices also seem to affect our industry. The restaurant business is humbling at times and very exciting other times. Considering all the outside factors September was an Ok business month for us.
Winter is right around the corner, I don't care for winters here, but what I do love is the community feeling. When power lines are discussed people band together and try to fight them. When gas drilling is a threat to our natural resources, their are committees formed and commnuties react. That is what makes Sullivan County a unique place to live in this crazy world.
Being a small restaurant and being in a small town has also meant that we have been blessed with regular customers who we consider very good friends. We have been a part of marriages, babies, illnesses, divorces and wishing people well on their way to a new place. We celebrate with them, worry about them and miss them when they move away.
Now we move into October, leaves will be changing and the area becomes bright with color and crispness is in the air. The restaurant business will be buzzing with peepers (people who come to the area for fall foliage) and we will start to see people that stay away in the summer. Peter, Gabby & I may be moving into a cabin in the woods,( I mean woods). We will welcome the Petersheim baby into the world soon. I will be having another birthday (eke). And Hazel & Mike will be celebrating their one year anniversary - congratulations to them.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Delaware River Food and Wine Festival "Foodie Fare"
This has been an exciting and busy week for us. Peter is teaching 2 days a week, Gabby has school everyday and I work another job 2 days a week. When you add a "Foodie Fare" to all that, things can get really hectic. Long days and long nights just trying to prepare and take care of business as usual. Even though this is slower time for us at the Restaurant, preparation and daily issues do not seem to wane.
The Delaware River Food and Wine Festival was an event put together by "The Weiler Foundation" to benefit Monroe County Meals on Wheels. We were invited to participate at its inception in February of 2008. This is the first annual event and we thought it would be a wonderful thing to be a part of. It was held on Saturday September 20, 2008 @ the Shawnee Golf Resort in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. It was held on the lawn and we could not have asked for any more perfect weather. It was a wonderful event and Chef Peter won some awards for his, Socca Pancake, with late summer Ratatouille and goat Cheese.
My sister-n-law Jen and I worked on marketing literature for many nights trying to get it all done. I could not have gotten it done without her and the end product was perfection. Peter worked on preparing his dish, in between cooking for customers , and it was also perfection. Things were packed up and we were off to Shawnee @ 8:00am Saturday morning. Because Peter is so organized, the setup of our cooking and serving area took only about 20 minutes. We plated for pictures, we plated for participants and we plated for judges.
Peter had to leave around 3:00 to get back to the restaurant for dinner so Caitlin took over the grill and she did a great job.
At the restaurant Patty was overseeing Bonnie & Kristen prep (until Peter got there) and they did a fabulous job. Denise & Tish (our waitresses), get the dining room set for dinner. They could do the job with their eyes closed since they have been there from day we opened, and we are so happy to have them both. So even though we were in Stroudsburg all day dinner still happens and Peter does it well.
This sort of event is what I love about being in the restaurant business. Talking with other foodies, whether it is owner, chef or wine purveyor, it is always interesting. To see other dishes and what other restaurants are doing. Winning the awards validates us and reminds us why we are doing what we are doing.
We would like to thank Fallsdale Farm for donating the goat cheese, everyone loved it. We would also like to thank The Weiler Foundation for allowing us to participate in such a wonderful event. I hope that we will be at the event next year and that all of our fans will join us.
The Delaware River Food and Wine Festival was an event put together by "The Weiler Foundation" to benefit Monroe County Meals on Wheels. We were invited to participate at its inception in February of 2008. This is the first annual event and we thought it would be a wonderful thing to be a part of. It was held on Saturday September 20, 2008 @ the Shawnee Golf Resort in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. It was held on the lawn and we could not have asked for any more perfect weather. It was a wonderful event and Chef Peter won some awards for his, Socca Pancake, with late summer Ratatouille and goat Cheese.
My sister-n-law Jen and I worked on marketing literature for many nights trying to get it all done. I could not have gotten it done without her and the end product was perfection. Peter worked on preparing his dish, in between cooking for customers , and it was also perfection. Things were packed up and we were off to Shawnee @ 8:00am Saturday morning. Because Peter is so organized, the setup of our cooking and serving area took only about 20 minutes. We plated for pictures, we plated for participants and we plated for judges.
Peter had to leave around 3:00 to get back to the restaurant for dinner so Caitlin took over the grill and she did a great job.
At the restaurant Patty was overseeing Bonnie & Kristen prep (until Peter got there) and they did a fabulous job. Denise & Tish (our waitresses), get the dining room set for dinner. They could do the job with their eyes closed since they have been there from day we opened, and we are so happy to have them both. So even though we were in Stroudsburg all day dinner still happens and Peter does it well.
This sort of event is what I love about being in the restaurant business. Talking with other foodies, whether it is owner, chef or wine purveyor, it is always interesting. To see other dishes and what other restaurants are doing. Winning the awards validates us and reminds us why we are doing what we are doing.
We would like to thank Fallsdale Farm for donating the goat cheese, everyone loved it. We would also like to thank The Weiler Foundation for allowing us to participate in such a wonderful event. I hope that we will be at the event next year and that all of our fans will join us.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
September in Sullivan County New York
I was complaining to a friend last night, at dinner, about something in his blog. His response "Get Your Own blog" , So I did. I have been thinking it might be fun to blog about the restaurant business in Sullivan County, NY for quite some time. I tried to get Peter (chef) to do it, but as you all know, "He doesn't have time".
For those of you who do not know, Restaurant 15 Main, I will give you a little background. Peter and I moved here three years ago to open a restaurant. We live in Damascus, PA and the restaurant is located in Narrowsburg, NY just a few miles across the river. We have a 12 year old daughter that goes to the same school her father went to when he was 12. We are a small restaurant, 46 seats, and menu changes frequently based on local product availability. Not everything that we use is local, but is as much as possible. Peter makes almost everything we serve from scratch (sometimes even pasta).
The past 2 1/2 years we have been in business have seemed like an uphill climb, as I am sure most businesses do. In this area, the summers are great and the winters can be down right dismal. We have made a lot of great relationships along the way. I think we probably have also made some enemies, but not intentionally. We are just trying to make a living doing what Peter loves to do, "Give people a meal that is memorable".
So here we go a blogging. This should be great fun.
For those of you who do not know, Restaurant 15 Main, I will give you a little background. Peter and I moved here three years ago to open a restaurant. We live in Damascus, PA and the restaurant is located in Narrowsburg, NY just a few miles across the river. We have a 12 year old daughter that goes to the same school her father went to when he was 12. We are a small restaurant, 46 seats, and menu changes frequently based on local product availability. Not everything that we use is local, but is as much as possible. Peter makes almost everything we serve from scratch (sometimes even pasta).
The past 2 1/2 years we have been in business have seemed like an uphill climb, as I am sure most businesses do. In this area, the summers are great and the winters can be down right dismal. We have made a lot of great relationships along the way. I think we probably have also made some enemies, but not intentionally. We are just trying to make a living doing what Peter loves to do, "Give people a meal that is memorable".
So here we go a blogging. This should be great fun.
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