That’s a long time coming. I would say 18 months of planning, dreaming, and building. Very exciting day. I will try not to cry. And, I might, because I weep easily. There are two hiccups: (1) The air conditioning for the main floor is…

Yesterday we served 40 and lunch and 100 at supper. Lunch was a little rough, this was mostly because our Point-Of-Sale system was a problem. I was very worried that opening Saturday was not too feasible. But then some hard work through the afternoon…

Pictured above… our first really really happy customer. I must also mention Mimi Golding and friends. I met Mimi at the locksmith about six months ago. When we met she was so excited to hear about The Flying Banzini that it was infectous. True…

Well… not really. It wasn’t one night of passion. It was actually an inability to find a position as a radio host. Too bad. I love radio. Like most things, done well it’s a little bit of magic. I would have liked the chance…

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you… all the Little Banzinis (well, at least most of the front of house staff). These are the people that have been hired to deliver The Flying Banzini Experience. No pressure. The menu boards will be getting printed…

The little Banzinis start today at 1 pm with staff orientation and paper work. We move into staff training at full speed tomorrow (and cleaning, always more cleaning). We serve invitation only lunch on Wed, Thu, Fri and we serve invitation supper on Thu…

Yesterday I installed five large prints above the banquette, each 24” x 36”. These photos will remain on permanent display. These are all my father Alan’s photos. Dad lives with me and Heather. He is a healthy, vivacious 83 year old. One of the…

There it is… the first pizza produced in our own oven! Also good news, The Doyon oven that we are using cooked this pizza to perfection in about three minutes. My goal has always been to deliver your meal in seven minutes or less….

The lights went on yesterday. Today, I will put in bulbs. For over a year I have worked very closely with The Fifteen Group – restaurant consultants. Long story made short, I was going to open a franchise to fill in some large gaps…

Wow. A lot got done yesterday. Like… A LOT. We didn’t quite pass inspection but the remaining items are almost inconsequential. Everything is moving along very well, though, and I expect that we will get our occupancy certificate on Wednesday. But, we did pass…