Yesterday, my Mom treated me to lunch at a Restaurant that was featured
on one of my favorite Food Network shows, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
Lankford Grocery & Cafe. What an absolute fabulous place! I loved
everything about it. It was not fancy, the decor was like being at my
Grandparents country home, but the food and the atmosphere was AMAZING!
It was the place I imagine (and hope) JBistro would become in the near
future. My food is by far not fancy, I am not fancy, therefor I would
not want to represent myself or food as something its not. I imagine a
place that feels like a home.
So, as my Mom and I are
enjoying our lunch, we start discussing how great it would be if JBistro
could have a storefront, and it got me very excited. My mind was racing
about all the things I would have in my own restaurant. It also
caused a lot of anxiety for me. Why you ask? Well I started thinking
about how most start-up restaurants fail. I'm not sure on the exact
percentage, but I do know its very high and very intimidating. I look
at my very minimal success of JBistro Style Catering in the three years
that I have owned it. I consider how in three years I only have 85
people that "Like" us on Facebook. I look at the stats for this website
and the most visitors we've had is 31. I see the most "Likes" we have
here on the blog entries is 7. Anyway, you get the point. Numbers
don't lie, unfortunately, so it is very difficult to see past those
numbers and feel confident that JBistro would be a successful
restaurant. BUT, despite all this, I still remain hopeful that one day I
will have my dream!
At this moment, I would like to
personally thank everyone for taking the time to support us, in any
manor! We would not have our success, minimal or not, without the
support of you. Help me keep my dream alive and thriving and spread the
word about JBistro Style Catering! If you haven't tried our food, let
me know, and I will arrange a FREE tasting for you!
