“Looks like he’s going to go……… and he will go” Blog #11

If I were Evel Knievel this is where I’d be passed the point of no return. “Am I in 4^th gear or 5^th”? Let’s hope we’re in 5^th cause if not we’re going to crash!!!

I’m very excited today. I got the lease signed. First and last month’s rent paid and even a Prorated cheque because I take over the building Tues Oct the 12^th. That was a lot of money spent in ten minutes let me tell you! Stopped off for Rotary lunch with a friend (he paid!) and then home to change over the Gas and Hydro accounts.  I didn’t realize that with commercial businesses the deposit was quite a bit larger then private accounts. Last week when I got all this money I thought wow that’s a lot of cash. Turns out it leaves you way quicker than it came to you…..ha ha ha.

So I can divulge a bit more now. The Resto with be at 130-132 Main St. W North Bay. It will have a bay garage door in the front for those awesome Northern Ontario Summer days and romantic nights. And next summer we’ll put a patio out as well. I really want the patrons of Le Bon Marché to feel as closely as possible to sitting on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. A street where I once had a glorious 3 days back in 2003. I’ll be taking lots of pics. I will be posting them on my Le Bon Marché Facebook fan page. So please go and become a member here (Fan……I still hate that) and you can follow the process.

 So while the contractor and designer get things up and running. I’ll be hitting the streets. Meeting all the merchants and telling them about L.B.M.  Then it will be hiring staff, purchasing Inventory and planning a grand opening. The G.O. won’t be until January. I want to open silently. As I don’t want to say hey we’re open and get SLAMMED and not be able to accommodate everyone. So we will open sometime before Jan work out the kinks and then do the Grand Opening. In the spring when the snow is melting I’ll take stock of where LBM is sitting and then I’m calling AAA. I believe I’m capable of 5 diamonds. I’ve tried before but they only rate you without telling you where you went wrong or how to fix it. They rate you and then you’re stuck there for another year. Then all the blame happens. The Chef sucks or my food is great and the Dinning room manager is the problem. Been there done that. Now I’ll be the owner. Only one person to blame; me!!! Why do I torture myself like this. Answer… I have no idea.

The web site should be up and running soon. And the menu will change with the seasons.  The food will be mostly Classical French. I’ve never had to stick to one genre of food before. Even when I was with Lacosta (a Mediterranean restaurant) they had 7 or 8 countries to flip back and forth between. But France is a big country and it goes from the cold windy shores of Normandy down the sunny cost of Cannes.

So here we go and happy Landings Evel!!!

Le Commis

Glenn