Wednesday, April 29, 2009

End Of April Already

I just realized that it had been over a month since my last entry. What a crazy time. Spring breaks (3 different ones) and Easter came and went so fast. And so much stuff to do still. I've had a few large groups which help but I sure could use more. The big weekend of Spring Barrel was not as lucrative as years past. No one really seems to be all that excited about what the summer will bring, yet there is optimism. I've made some more in roads to the grapeseed offerings, I can make some fries and then melt gouda cheese with reisling grapeseed on them and they are delicious. I can't call them gluten free because my fryer is still used for breaded items. But there are other things that I have an idea about that I will try. I won over a few fans for grapeseed during the weekend - Seattle area wine tasters that were impressed at what I did, especially with the flour. I just hope I can get a break and get the word out faster somehow. The feeling I get, internet sites I visit, and the blogs that I read all have to do with cooking gluten free at home and to be careful when going out. Two hurdles that I see are that people tend to see gluten free food as not very exciting or delicious and gluten intolerant people are not ready to trust a commercial restaurant. There is a lot of work to be done.