I would say that the kitchen is 90% done. All of the major equipment is in and for the most part installed. Plumbers and electrician's have been working like crazy. While all of this has been going on we have been sourcing out other equipment, working on a price comparison sheet for all of our vendors, helping out in the shop painting(with the help of my pregnant wife and beer) and organizing, running all over NJ & NY picking stuff up and a million other things.

I finally found the espresso machine of my dreams. It's just like the ones we saw in Italy. La Pavoni
I can't wait to fire this bad boy up with some fresh roasted custom blended coffee from Jersey shore coffee roasters.

Finally all of the legal issues with the former tenants of the café side have been resolved. We have signed the lease and our now remodeling.

It is now time to put our stamp on the town. We have sourced the company for the sign and awning midatlantic sign . This is kind of a process when it comes to the town. You have to come up with a rendering and then put in an application to the design review board. They have their meetings once a month which you attend where they grill you on all kinds of stuff. If they approve you then file a permit which also has to get approved (by the same people who approved it in the first place). We are good to go and it should go up this week.

I picked up a great deal on a dough sheeter and saved a few grand thanks to my new found friend Ben at ALLBAKE.

Univex SFG500B
univexcorp.com

I had a custom logo put on the gelato case. It looks awesome!!

nextdoorgraphics.com

The uniforms are in

A few smallwares

Kick ass bench scale!

doranscales.com

Something I didn't know about scales. When you purchase one for a retail operation the company receives it from the manufacturer. They then calibrate and test it and give you a certificate of calibration. Shortly before you open someone from the state will come and test it out. They then put a sticker on it. Note to self : when buying anything that is being weighed check for the state sticker