Keep It Real
So, from an outside perspective, it would seem we are living the life over at PJP. It is no lie that being on a national television show is super fun, but all the usual drama of entrepreneurship continues to unfold on a daily basis. In the interest of keeping it real, let’s discuss:
With the increasing Missouri heat and humidity, our back door at PJP Nifong resolutely refuses to close. That sounds ridiculous, right? It is almost impossible to unlock it and ironically, almost impossible to latch closed once it is unlocked. And as you might guess, that is our responsibility to fix and not the landlord’s responsibility.
If you want to know why Stan Kroenke is a billionaire and I’m not, it is because he isn’t bothered by building swelling during hot summer months.
On the topic of heat and humidity, our lard and Crisco for our pie dough is more of a liquid than a solid. I used to think that carving from a 30 pound block of Crisco with a knife was a rare life experience…until I used a slotted spoon. Jeanne would like to remind you here this is precisely why we need a walk-in freezer.
A fair amount of our heavy whipping cream that arrived this week has the expiration date of June 28th, but yet has the consistency of Elmer’s glue. It all had to go into the dumpster…but on the bright side, at least the door stayed open while we carried it all out.
The bids for all of our equipment for PJP West End have arrived and HOLY SMOKES, I’M GOING TO NEED THERAPY. The cost of a two double stack commercial ovens literally almost brought me to my knees and I felt woozy. Jason handed me the spreadsheet and I immediately buried it on my desk on the Scarlett O’Hara practice of dealing with it tomorrow.
