Restaurants

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day? I walk through the kitchen and the dining room before anything else. It’s my way of grounding the day—checking the energy, the stations, the people. It tells me exactly what kind of day we’re about to have. What’s one thing your customers ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day? Discuss the previous day's customer service, any issue we had and how to improve. What’s one thing your customers don’t know you do behind the scenes? I check the camera to see if customers like our food… What’s something you do that ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day?  Choose the music to set the vibe for the day! (Start brewing coffee and turn on the lights.) If there were an award for your daily routine, what would it be called?  "Always Present." What’s one item you always have on hand?  ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day?   Make a pot of coffee. What’s one thing your customers don’t know you do behind the scenes?   Maintenance man! I’m always fixing or cleaning or painting something. If there were an award for your daily routine, what would it be called?  ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day? Turn on the coffee machine! That is what most people are interested in at that time of the morning. What’s one thing your customers don’t know you do behind the scenes? We run the entire oHHo business from the Old Firehouse so ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day? DRINK ESPRESSO, and then turn the lights on and do a walkthrough to make sure the restaurant is clean and ready for service. What’s one thing your customers don’t know you do behind the scenes? Taste test constantly... but I guess that's ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What’s one thing your customers don’t know you do behind the scenes? Clean the bathroom. 🙂 If there were an award for your daily routine, what would it be called? When you live your dream. What’s something you’ve gotten better at every year? Not taking people’s attitudes personally.  What’s something you do that seems small ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day? At approximately 5 a.m. check all the fish that I ordered the night before with my buyer (employee), log in all shellfish with the DEC, and then I can turn the lights on. What’s one thing your customers don’t know you do ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day?  In season we check on our garden outside of La Bastide; we grow herbs, flowers and all sorts of peppers for the restaurant. What’s something you do that seems small but makes a huge difference?  Treat every guest like family. We’ve spent ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day?  We turn on the ovens at 2 a.m. What’s something you’ve gotten better at every year?  We are trying to be better every year at anticipating our customers needs, and also streamlining production processes and systems to make the holidays easier. What’s ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What makes you stand out? We keep it simple and fresh. We don't complicate dishes; we focus on the ingredients. What’s your most popular item? The scallop salad as the appetizer and the spicy shrimp fried rice as our entree. What’s something people should know? Our fish comes directly from boats, and the produce comes ...

Written by Isabella Aranda Garcia What is the first thing you do when you open for the day? The first thing I do is check on my wellbeing. I need to make sure that I’m happy with myself before I start the day. Then I check the ingredients. I will personally check on my inventory of fresh, raw seafood.  What ...