Comments on: Almost

By: James

James — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:25:37 +0000

The anticipation surrounding something that is and will be so great, but has miles of obstacles to overcome before fruition is what I find so nerve racking… Rest assured, one issue at a time, god forbid we look too far into the future as it would drive us to drink… I’ve begun not to set goals on a daily basis here on the farm, because if I do, I just know something will pop up and derail any plans I put in stone. The big picture is beautiful.

Jimmy Mac – in the big Meaf.

By: Eric Giesbrecht

Eric Giesbrecht — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:00:11 +0000

teo,

can’t wait to see you – i’ll be coming to toronto-town the first weekend of July for a wedding. and i’ll be hungry.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:07:26 +0000

So close, I can almost taste it!!!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:59:44 +0000

Hang in there. Soon it will all be over and you’ll begin a new journey. When your restaurant is full and people are enjoying your craft the renovation will be a distant memory.

By: Kate In T.O.

Kate In T.O. — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:36:47 +0000

Hey – Great job thus far. It reminds me of how I saw my father back in te 80’s building CENTRO!. He had to dig, underpin, shore, pour, nail, bang, and of course yell ;). Like you, he was the only one seeing the end result that went deeper and beyond the final coat of paint.
Someone should have told you – what journey you were going to begin! It seems you were ’surprised’ at all the setbacks. Well, next time you will know!. And apparently, after a year or two, you will be ready to do it all over again!
Congratulations!
Kate

By: Kelley422

Kelley422 — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:41:22 +0000

Can’t wait, Teo. Can’t wait for you to be able to show the naysayers just how wrong they are… and cooking IS an art.

xoxox

By: marsha

marsha — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:53:46 +0000

– creating is an art –

And it will be amazing!

By: c. buddy

c. buddy — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:27:00 +0000

cooking is a craft
not art

By: barbara

barbara — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:03:32 +0000

All your concerns are classic for the Artist…every artist has the same doubts, loneliness, questioning.
You are in a difficult postiion….not being able to do your art. Something you will never forget…not being able to do your stuff is seriously crazy making!
But soon it will open, it will be great, and all these concerns will be history.
Truly.
Welcome to being an artist.
Not an easy road, but it’s certainly worth it.
xxBarbara K

By: Steve DeKuyper

Steve DeKuyper — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:01:48 +0000

That took waaay too long.
All those months of rent or mortgage payments during renovation? Yikes!

I gutted and reno’d a spot a few doors up from Union in 2 1/2 months. And I mean GUTTED. Floors and ceilings leveled, electrical, plumbing, new stairs, basement parging, structural fix-its, the works. I’m not bragging, it’s pretty average for the Ossington strip.

It’s not what I do either, but I had good help. Building a place of business from the ground up was a truly satisfying experience, physically and mentally.

Sometimes philosophy gets in the way of creation, I suppose.