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GREAT NEWS!!
We are very happy to report that we have passed all the major requirements for our new restaurant:
- Our liquor license has been granted.
- The Health Department inspection has been completed and we were given the thumbs up.
- The Fire Department inspection has also been completed (just two days ago) and we were also given the thumbs up!
So, we are ready to roll!!
Except we are not quite ready yet. It takes a ton of work to figure out all the minute details. We have our computer system installed, the sound music is working fine, our refrigeration equipment is in and working well, same for the cooking equipment. The credit card company has set up our electronic interfaces so that we can run cards; our alarm and video monitoring systems are installed and working. People have been hired and are in training. A lot of supplies have been bought and are being used to cook our initial dishes. The menu is complete and the recipes are being worked out. The silverware, smallware, glassware, etc. are in house. Pots and pans, cooking utensils are in. Setup of accounts with taxing authorities, IRS, TWC, etc have been done. and on, and on, and on... All the extermination done, drains unclogged, water heater installed, A/C units tested and serviced, grease trap cleaned, blah, blah, blah. So construction alone is probably the easy part - it is everything else that could be overwhelming.
Every day there is something new to do: get our suppliers lined up - all the way from linen companies to seafood vendors, to our coffee supplier, to the meat purveyor, to our produce company, etc., etc.
This is not a small undertaking - but we love it!! We are dead tired but we wouldn't change this for anything!
So, hopefully, we will have all our systems fully aligned and ready to go in the next couple of weeks.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED!!
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PIQUEO IS NOW REAL!
Old sign going down - New sign is up!
The kitchen is rocking:
We are starting to taste some dishes (more concerned, right now, about the taste rather the looks):
 
Peruvian Empanadas Causa Limeña
Corvina a lo Macho
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MENU SPECIALS OF THE WEEK
This week we are continuing with the introduction of great new dishes:
EGGPLANT ROLLATINI - $8
Grilled eggplant slices rolled with a filling of goat cheese and pesto. Served over a fine pomodoro sauce.
FINOCCHIO AL SAMBUCA - $8
This is a very special small dish with a very special taste: we marinated fennel bulbs with Sambuca Romana, vinegar and olive oil (and a few other things) and grilled them to charred perfection. Served with grapefruit segments and drizzled with the Sambuca sauce. If you like exotic, then this is it!
PIADINA CON TALEGGIO - $8
5" flat focaccia bread toped with imported Taleggio cheese and hot cappicola ham. Paper thin slices of apple complete this fantastic "pizzetta".
ROBIOLA EN BORSELLINO - $8
Deliciously savory imported Robiola cheese stuffed into a "purse" made with Italian mortadella. Delicately seared and served on top of spinach sauteed with pine nuts and golden raisins.
WINTER CAPRESE SALAD - $8
You cant miss this! Creamy imported burrata toped with our fabulous pesto and roasted cherry tomatoes. Beautiful presentation and better taste!
COTOLLETTE ALLA ZINGARA - $26
From Sicily: sumptuous double cut pork chop grilled to perfection. Topped with sautéed capers, kalamata olives, red bell peppers and onions and a bit of hot pepper.
LIMONCELLO CAKE - $7
We added some Italian Limoncello to our pound cake and covered with a mascarpone cheese frosting. Very light and delicious!
FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE - $7
A chocoholic's dream, this flourless chocolate cake is fudgy, moist and perfectly devour-able. And it is also gluten-free!
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FEATURED WINES OF THE WEEK
We continue adding to our expanding wine list. This week we have some exciting new Italian wines. I just couldn't get the descriptions on time before the publishing of this newsletter. I guess too many things going on!
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