Root Beer Floats, Ice Cream, and Hot Dogs

Summer is coming and the shop is gearing up for a fun and busy season.  Today we started our ice cream special.

All ice cream products are at a discounted price for the month of April.  This promotion is always a winner.  There is no reason not to think that it won't be again this year.
The root beer and orange float promotion starts in April and will continue through the summer.  This is a gamble on my part.  The floats went well, last summer, when we ran The Summer Diner.

The question will be if we can transfer the interest to The Snack Shop.  The weather certainly didn't cooperate today.  The temperature hovering around freezing was hardly an invitation to buy a float.
Root beer floats seem to be the most popular, but I'm hoping the orange floats will sell well too.

We already have Pizza by the Slice Wednesday and starting, soon, we'll be offering Hot Dog Tuesday.
Not just any hot dogs, but Zweigle Red and White hots fresh from the grill.

The object is to make The Snack Shop THE place to go for summer treats.  It can be ice cream, pizza, floats or hot dogs.  All of the things that make for a fun summer.

Mudbound and other things

Today is going to be a busy day.
The kitchen volunteers will serve a breakfast this morning.  They worked hard all day yesterday and the aroma of sizzling bacon and other goodies permeated every floor.    That alone is enough to entice me down there this morning.

After breakfast, I have to get busy and put the finishing touches on our book club luncheon.  We're having tea sandwiches, fruit compote and chocolate covered cream puffs for dessert.  The book, Mudbound, is the topic for today and the book selection for A Tale for 3 Counties.  It will be fun to hear the comments from our group.  I liked the book.  I'll admit that it wasn't one I might have picked up off the shelves but once I had it in my hands I couldn't put it down.

Before our book discussion, I have to be in the shop at 11:30am to get ready for our pizza sale.  The response to the sale was a little overwhelming.  I originally ordered one pizza from Pauly's Pizza.  Then, I had second thoughts.  Finally, last night, I decided to go with two.  I'm crossing my fingers and hope I made the right decision.  I'll have to help set up the room for the pizza sale, then it will be up to the staff to take it from there. 

After the book discussion, I have a shift in the shop from 3 to 6.

At 7, I'm leaving for a Euchre tournament, in LeRoy, with a friend who is an excellent card player.  I hope I have him as a partner sometime during the evening.

If the wii people are still playing when I get back home, I might squeeze in a golf game before I call it a night.

It should be a productive day.

Pauly's Pizza, A Lunch Time Treat for The Snack Shop at 400 Towers.

I am so excited to announce that Pauly's Pizza is coming to The Snack Shop on Wednesday.
We are offering pizza by the slice at lunch time on Wednesday.  This is our first attempt at offering fresh baked pizza as a lunch item.
If all goes well, and I don't see why it shouldn't, we will be adding Pauly's Pizza to our list of local vendors.
This will be a welcome addition, especially on cold wintry days when no one wants to go out for lunch.
Pauly is a great guy.  He will bend over backward to accomodate his customers.  I know, he has been a lifesaver for me several times.
Hopefully, we will offer Pauly's Pizza once a week as a lunch time treat.

Pauly