I haven't opened a restaurant in nine years. As you get closer to the opening it gets unbelievably hectic and tense. Problem after problem crops up that you never anticipated or budgeted for. Contractors don’t show up, or they do the wrong thing. The dozen or so permits and licenses become more and more difficult [...]

When you heard that your RigaTony’s – along with your baked RigaTony – was going to move, what was your reaction? Yes, exactly and that’s why I’m here. This is an amazing process. Not just opening a new restaurant but moving a beloved “place” full of memories, laughs, and good meals. Mike, Chrissy and their [...]

Huge pieces of lumber falling randomly and dangerously from the sky. Finally some fun! Lots of activity today as we tore away the front of the building, our plumber readied our kitchen ditch for inspection, our contractor readied the framing crew for work next week, the water treatment company came in for testing, our upholstery [...]