You know how you come up with this brilliant idea and think if I only had the money to see it through? Well, that is me right now. I have proudly inherited a portion of my mom's ability to cook and have fooled enough people into thinking it's good. So, I get the "why don't you opening a restaurant/start a catering business" question a lot. I reply with that's too stressful and I don't want people putting my food under a microscope. I don't think of myself as some iron chef kind of cook, but rather good at following directions in cookbooks. So in a city where people crave unique flavors and the next hottest thing I would gravely be inept.
However, I have always thought if I ever did open a restaurant it would be small space below our fictional apartment and the few tables would be filled with random people enjoying a particular menu for the evening with an even variety of choices. I saw it like a dinner party in someone's house. Now the NY Times has a story about "The Anti-Restaurant" and people doing something similar and it's gaining ground! Now, I don't think I'd be hacking up meat like the first guy, but charging folks to eat dinner in our apartment is exactly the kind of thing I would love. Ugh. I guess this is a lesson in going after something you believe in. Unfortunately, the "aha" moments are few and far between.
2 comments:
Just because it is being done, doesn't mean you can't get in on the action! You would have two customers here! And to help with your menu planning, and inspiration we would strongly suggest a trip to the MN state fair next summer...
Agree with Kari -- if people are doing it, that means your idea was good. You know I would gladly pay to eat your cooking!
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