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George B. Ross
 
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Chef Juke ) opined:

> Hey all,
>
> Well, here's a slightly beer and single malt addled report
> from the lovely town of Wenatchee...
>
> Got over to Dave's about 9:30 AM and the place looked
> GREAT!. Hard to believe this was the same location as in
> the first photos Dave posted to alt.binaries.food of the
> site prior to them beginning work.
>
> They had already put Big Jim to work and I jumped in as
> well.
>
> Although the resaurant didn't open until 11:00, the first
> customer actually came in at 10:30 to pick up a special
> large order. From then on, it was off to the races.
>
> Pretty much from 11:00-2:00 there was a line out the door!
>
> It was a bit crazy, but great fun..everyone running around
> a bit like chickens with their heads cut off. Dave'
> boppin' around the kitchen, first checking on the meat in
> the smoker, then going out to talk to the radio folks who
> were broadcasting from in front of the store. Dave's sons
> helping serve up sides, and taking food out to the
> customers, washing dishes, taking orders, clearing tables
> and doing just about everything else that folks asked them
> to do. Big jim making grits and hush puppies (after getting
> past some initial problems like forgetting one ingredient
> or another in the first two batches....(I think we can
> blame it on Jet Lag).
>
> By 4:30 we had run out of meat.
>
> Totally.
>
> Nuthin but scraps and cheese grits left.
>
> Whew!
>
> I believe Dave said it was something over 600 LBS. of meat
> that went out the door.
>
> After that, we all tried to recuperate while the A.F.B.'ers
> started trickling in. Pretty soon there were 23 of us
> shaking hands, matching faces to names, getting to know
> each other face to face and having a real good time (Fosco
> looks taller on the web than in person).
>
> After a bit we presented Dave and Jill with a card from all
> of us and good luck presents. A Knife and Sharpening Steel
> for Dave and flowers for Jill.
>
> Then, at about 9:00, Fosco got up and started talking about
> Love and beer and something else, and beer, and something
> else again, and a special beer goblet of love, and
> something or other. Then TFM and Kili got up and got all
> red in the face and hugged and kissed and got more red in
> the face while we all watched (and I worked on videotaping
> the whole shebang WHILE simultaneously taking still
> pictures) and everybody cheered and we all drank beer.
>
> So I guess they're married now (just so you know, this is
> about the time my memory begins to get a little
> fuzzy...might have something to do with the wedding gift of
> single malt that the happy couple got and proceeded to
> immediately open and share...I'm not sure).
>
> Anyway, we drank some beer...toasted the happy couple...ate
> some cake...drank some beer...ate some sausages that
> somehow hadn't gotten cooked and sold during the day and
> then drank some beer.
>
> A grand time was had by all.
>
> And I bet that Dave slept real well that night.
>
>
> Pics to be later tonight soon in alt.binaries.food.
>
>
> -Chef Juke
> "Everybody Eats When They Come To MY House!"
>


Wow! Sounds like an auspicious start for Dave and his joint.

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