It feels like a lot has happened these past few months, yet, it also feels like not much. It has been such a huge learning experience and an emotional roller-coaster. Lesson #1: Separate personal feelings from business. One good news is: our drawings have been approved by the Department of Buildings! What an experience that was. The concept kept evolving as we encountered issues with codes but finally we have something that looks pretty good and abides by the rules. I'm so excited to see it come to fruition before my eyes. Well, construction hasn't exactly begun yet but at least we have found the contractor to do the job.
During this waiting period, we have been honing our espresso brewing skills. We have been using different beans from local roasters to store branded Archer Farms to mass produced Starbucks. In the end, I found it best to support our local Brooklyn roasters. Sure, it might be a little pricier but we all benefit in the long run. We get good coffee and they get business. Mmm, the smell of coffee is so comforting. Not nearly as good as freshly baked butter cookies because we all know butter is the king of all delicious scents.
We also recently launched our Kickstarter campaign for our Honeybee Pâtisserie shop. I am so thankful to even have the opportunity to get support from 28 backers in just 3 days. It's really amazing how much you can learn from this project alone.
Here is to aiming for a Christmas opening date. Just in time for my favorite holiday. Let's hope my next update will involve pictures of demolishing walls!
