A New Venture!
Well,
Z-CHEF isn't back...but I am! And with me I bring back
Thanksgiving, Bourbon Pecans, Fajita dips and anything
else you may have missed. Accept no imitators!
After several months of not cooking and deciding on new
career paths I was approached by my sister
with an excellent idea. Bored with being a banker and
quite a wonderful cook herself (I'm sure you remember
she's been featured in the newsletter before) she
proposed a new business idea. Let's open something, a
place where we can cook together and share our food with
everyone. Our most fun times are when we are cooking
family meals together. Why not do that for a living and
have fun! So be it.
We found a wonderful spot right here in Hull. Formerly
Cafe Calabria, a beautiful space with hand carved wood
and true European charm is where we chose. We have
decided to call the new place Cafe Ona. Named after our
maternal grandmother where we got the cooking "bug" to
start with.
Unlike Z-CHEF, off premise catering will not be our
focus. Although I enjoyed the thrill and challenges of
catering so many fantastic events,
I think it would be wonderful to slow down a bit and
have the opportunity of keeping it local.
Like Z-CHEF's store in Kenberma, we will feature new hot
entrees, soups and sandwiches daily to take home for
either lunch or dinner. We will also have a cold case
with all sorts of salads, entrees and sides that you can
take home on a moments notice for a last minute dinner
party or family meal.
Still looking for catering? We will still have a Take
Home menu that will feature all kinds of menu items that
lend themselves to parties.
We will
also have seating! So feel free to stick
around and enjoy your lunch or dinner. In keeping with
the "Cafe" in our name, we will also have espresso,
cappucino, pastries and all the daily papers. So sit
back and relax with a quality
coffee, read the news (or even one of our cookbooks!) or
watch FoodTV with us. Also we will have free WiFi
internet access, so don't forget your laptop if that's
how you relax!
I am so pleased I get to cook for everyone again! I just
can't wait to get back at it. I couldn't think of a
better cooking partner than my sister (o.k. so we are
still in debate over the mac and cheese and rib recipes,
but we'll resolve that). Savas is at the ready as well
with all of his wonderful desserts, indulgent brownies
and sparkling green eyed service!
We plan on opening November first, so keep your fingers
crossed for us. Like before, I will be sending a
newsletter every week with the following week's menu,
travel stories and other tid bits. If for any reason you
would like to unsubscribe from the newsletter, you can
do so below.
I'd love to hear from you with any suggestions or
questions so simply email us at
cafeona@hotmail.com
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Front of
the House Manager...your everyday contact
Savas
(pronounced Savash) is our number one guy on the floor.
Our front of the house manager.
Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, Savas has been here in
the United States for 6 years. I have
been lucky enough to work with him for the
last four. Savas's skill in customer service and
cooking has made him a huge asset to the new company. Be
sure to look out for Turkish specialties here and there,
like his awesome baklava, red lentil soup and Dolma
(rice and meat stuffed vegetables....out of this world!)
Thank you Savas!
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