Pay it Forward

I love stories where a kind-hearted soul does something nice for a stranger.  Saw this article and it made me smile: Random Acts of Kindness . I see this as a valuable reminder that every now and then it’s nice to do something for someone who may need just a...
City of Fremont – #2 Safest City in America

City of Fremont – #2 Safest City in America

Woohoo! Business Insider did a survey on which cities in America were the safest and our wonderful city of Fremont ranked #2 behind Irvine in Southern California. To find out which parts of America are the safest, we looked at the FBI’s latest report on crime...

Not sure about owning a food truck? Rent one!

Just read a great article by Bob Krummert that was posted in Restaurant Hospitality about an online service that is available through FoodTruckRental.com.  For many chefs & food business owners out there who are uncertain about wanting to dive into the huge...
Holy Grease Traps!

Holy Grease Traps!

There were definitely a few key installations that I wanted to witness in person during our construction phase.   This included the installation of the three humungous grease traps.  The time finally came when I was told that the trenches would be dug and that the...

We’ve got a problem…and another…

It is completely natural and expected for there to be glitches in a project of this magnitude.   As of a result, I’ve learned to expect the worst-case scenario.   It was a common occurrence for me to be approached and told, “Kathy, we’ve got a problem.”  My response...
Say Cheese!

Say Cheese!

I contracted a company to set up my alarm, surveillance and key-card access systems.  It is really important to me to have my building protected, but more importantly, for my clients to feel safe within the office, especially at all odd hours of the day.  I made it a...
Construction has begun!

Construction has begun!

The minute we got our construction permit, we started breaking things—in a good way, of course.  Bob and Chris dove straight into the dirty work and we are now rolling with construction.   Some of the initial interior work involved trenching in order to run some...
WE GOT APPROVED!

WE GOT APPROVED!

We had submitted our plans for a final review at the end of February and were promised feedback by March 8th.  We were hoping that we would finally get our construction permits approved.  On the days leading up to March 8th, I was constantly nagging Bob (my...