One month in.

Well we are 1 month in and still going, sometimes I was wondering if I would survive to the next day. The first 2 weeks were a little slow and tentative as we started out on our journey. The location is a little hidden away and can be hard to find, so people just didn't know we were here. Then the Washington Post featured us and it went a little bit crazy. We had been warned of the post Post effect, but the reality was something else. We were still working on the processes to make the wonderful product we had been selling this far. Then we got swamped and making them quick enough became a real issue. Everybody had to dig really deep to try and get over this peak, and the effort expended was outstanding. One night Josh and I just kept the mixer going to 01:00 am, gave the dough time rest and were back in at 06:00 to make more pasties. That weekend I thought we would never make enough to get through Sunday, but we did, just about.

I thank all the customers that were patient while tried to catch up with the baking and were waiting for their favorites to pop out of the oven. I definitely thank Josh, Mike (brother-in-law) and Nicola for pushing so hard to keep up with the huge demand, but a really specials thanks to my wife Jen for jumping into the breech at the front of the shop.

So far so good, things are settling down a little now.

I never knew there were so many Brits in the area, plus Aussies, Kiwis, and other savory pastry lovers. Then there were so many people who had tried pasties on their visits to the UK and were just loving the opportunity to try them again here, and making favourable comparisons to the UK product. On top of that were the people from Michigan and Wisconsin where the pasty is staple food.

All in all its going well. The word is out there, we just hope it keeps on spreading.

Time to prepare for the holiday season!