Waiting..

The title of this blog means nothing except that I waited to write this post. Yesterday was a pretty darn good day and I wanted to wait until today to post about it to see if the thrill was still there. A very, very famous actress has been into the Cafe a few times now. (They're shooting a film locally.) She's liked my quiche and told me about it. She came in yesterday, and I said, "I just took a quiche out of the oven. Would you like a slice?" She asked how much the whole quiche was and proceeded to buy the entire thing because she had friends coming over in ten minutes. Now this story doesn't mean much to you because you don't even know who this famous person is, but I'd like to respect her privacy so she has a comfortable place to relax when she's not working.

Next, Jenny gave me two chef's coats. I've wanted to wear one to work, but based on what a Chef Instructor said to me at graduation, I felt a bit presumptuous wearing a CHEF coat. So I never did get one. But after working for almost 10 months now in the kitchen, it almost brought a tear to my eye when Jenny gave me two of them. And this probably seems silly, too, since for goodness sakes, it's just a piece of material with buttons and a thermometer pocket. But it means a TON to me. And so I wore one today and it was great. Thank you, Jenny. Thank you.

Waiting..

The title of this blog means nothing except that I waited to write this post. Yesterday was a pretty darn good day and I wanted to wait until today to post about it to see if the thrill was still there. A very, very famous actress has been into the Cafe a few times now. (They're shooting a film locally.) She's liked my quiche and told me about it. She came in yesterday, and I said, "I just took a quiche out of the oven. Would you like a slice?" She asked how much the whole quiche was and proceeded to buy the entire thing because she had friends coming over in ten minutes. Now this story doesn't mean much to you because you don't even know who this famous person is, but I'd like to respect her privacy so she has a comfortable place to relax when she's not working.

Next, Jenny gave me two chef's coats. I've wanted to wear one to work, but based on what a Chef Instructor said to me at graduation, I felt a bit presumptuous wearing a CHEF coat. So I never did get one. But after working for almost 10 months now in the kitchen, it almost brought a tear to my eye when Jenny gave me two of them. And this probably seems silly, too, since for goodness sakes, it's just a piece of material with buttons and a thermometer pocket. But it means a TON to me. And so I wore one today and it was great. Thank you, Jenny. Thank you.

PITCH YOUR PRODUCT with COUNTRY LIVING was today. It went great! I was surprised to meet so many people that drove and flew from quite a distance to have a three minute pitch with the judges. Women from Michigan, Long Island, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennesee... I was the only local of the people I met! The presentation went well. I will find out some time in November if I have been chosen to have ad space in the magazine. If so, I'm ready to charge up the Nutty 'Nola business, and if not, I'm ready to charge up the Nutty 'Nola business in other ways. Thank you all for your energy and support. I'll post as soon as I hear something. Love, Sue

PITCH YOUR PRODUCT with COUNTRY LIVING was today. It went great! I was surprised to meet so many people that drove and flew from quite a distance to have a three minute pitch with the judges. Women from Michigan, Long Island, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennesee... I was the only local of the people I met! The presentation went well. I will find out some time in November if I have been chosen to have ad space in the magazine. If so, I'm ready to charge up the Nutty 'Nola business, and if not, I'm ready to charge up the Nutty 'Nola business in other ways. Thank you all for your energy and support. I'll post as soon as I hear something. Love, Sue

Happy

Happy

“Pitch Your Product”

I know, I know... it's been a long time since I've written anything. Basically that just means two things- that everything is pretty smooth, and at the same time, I'm not taking the time and effort to write down the extraordinary things I'm noticing regularly. Lots of great things/changes are happening at Cafe Jonah and at home as well. I will make a better effort to write entries, because my Journey continues on.

GUESS WHAT????

My Nutty 'Nola product has been accepted for Country Living magazine’s “Pitch Your Product” program!!! On Sunday, October 23, I will get to present my 'Nola, and if they like it, they will place an ad in the magazine and create sales via the whole country!!! Get ready, baking kitchen.....