Spring Training

It usually takes me about 1.5-2 weeks to get into the gelato making mode. This is because I change my whole frame of mind during the “offseason”. I do a lot of changing of diet, meal times, sleeping times, and quiet time. During offseason I read a book, garden or clean something, practice meditation, go to hockey games, read another book, ride my bike, play some video games, play “football practice” with the dog, check up on my parents in Passaic, and play pranks on Jenny. 

I’ve had to start the engine to only shut it off several times. We were ripe and ready to open at the end of March. I began the week before mentally and physically preparing. A breakfast of snickers and an apple switched to flax toast with almond butter, yogurt, and a handful of raspberries. And instead of sleeping at 3am, after many rounds of Modern Warfare, and waking up at 9am I was adapting to being up by 6am. I was getting to dog back into regiment. Those 1-2 weeks are preseason. Well, that all went crashing down.

So now its May and we hope to be open by the end of the month. How we will reopen I’ll post about soon either here or on social media. It will be minimal, only takeout, and only for a couple of days a week then expand from there. We will focus on the standards, APEM standards of course not like any other whoever place, with a few specials week to week. Although feel free to throw out some suggestions for flavor and if I fancy any I may give it a go. 

There’s a lot of shit going on that’s more important than just our very very young store. I worry about the future for our towns, and have sympathy for those who have suffered and lost loved ones. 

Thinking of you all, stay safe, and if you see me riding a bike around holler.

Alex