Catering to Our Friends & Families

We took a break from doing markets & working on the new storefront to pop-up one Sunday for lunch on Vacation Island.  Kate's friend from high school, Abby, paid us to grill some Cheezers on site for an "Employee Appreciation Lunch,"her & her husband, Patrick were putting on for their workers & their families.

It's always nice when we're able to work with a friend on a catering gig.  They are usually more flexible on dates & times & which sandwiches we offer.  Abby & Patrick picked four of our most popular (2 vegetarian & 2 with meat) to keep constantly replenishing as guests grabbed their bite-sized portions.  

What made it even easier, was the fact that they both ate Mad Munch at the OB market frequently so they knew that Bacon Street & Kater's Taters would definitely be crowd pleasers.

The setup was at a park on one of the islands in the middle of Mission Bay, so there was ample space for our tent & it was about a ten minute drive from our house.  

All told, the wind was the only thing challenging about our setup, but that was to be expected.  We found it's direction, put our grill in that corner & blocked it off with our side panels (pictured above).  This was the technique we started with & then we'd adjust the panels as necessary.  Like I imagine sailing on a boat must be like.

But, we did feel very rich that day.  Abby & Patrick rewarded our 2.5 hour total setup with a nice tip & enjoyed the great compliments from there workers.  Kate & I later took public transit downtown to Petco Park to see Avenged Sevenfold & Metallica live in concert.  

Cheers...to running your own business.  It really does have it's own kind of perks.