How did this happen? It feels like our grand opening was just last week!
We have learned a lot in the one year that Nature’s Express has been on Solano ave. offering up our vegan food.
We have met characters that even the best writer would be hard pressed to think up (like angry guitar guy who stands outside of the restaurant who thinks he’s Jimi Hendrix; reborn, or the guy who got mad at us for the placement of the cross walk on Solano Ave, outside of NE) , we’ve laughed until our sides hurt and some of us have even cried.
We’ve tasted unbelievably delicious food (my personal favorite, coconut spiced yam soup - which we haven’t had in a while….just sayin’, Joel) and even some food that didn’t quite pan out (our Krab Kakes were great in theory) .We have seen each other at our best and at times our worst. We have seen many busy days and some painfully slow days. We have gotten to know and adore our regulars (Dan, Dawn, Larry, Don, Ryan, Amanda, Sean, Caroline, the rest of you know who you are and we thank you) and we continue to see new, curious faces. We have worked our asses off and we have been grateful for the opportunity to do so every step of the way. Thank you Carl for all of your support, advice and commitment in making the world a bite healthier!
I would also like to thank Alex Kushner and his crew, if anyone ever needs a rock solid, no BS contractor, I highly recommend him (http://www.akgeneral.us/Home.html ), Jesse, our POS guy – Jesse you are the best, CB, who helps us with our graphic design projects – it’s a 21stcentury craigslist love story!, Ann Wheat, one of the owners of Millennium restaurant and our biggest advocate.
Thank you to all of our most awesome employees – you are all a pleasure to work with, and entertaining to boot. Finally, (don’t worry, I’m almost done with my Oscar speech) to all of our customers – thank you, thank you, thank you for your continued support.
Molly
P.S. Come in tomorrow for free soft serve and cookies!
