Filter Water Flood

Yiching Says--

We came in this morning and saw some water by the back hall way, and I thought, "Hmm. The boys upstairs must be doing some serious cleaning." And then there was some further in, and then there was some in front of our back entrance, and there was some more in the store... and I yelled, "What the #@%*&^!"

We soon found out that a new water filter for the ice machine that had been installed a couple of days ago somehow exploded. Water was shooting out from the side of the filter.

John called our landlord and the nice guy rushed in to make sure it was not his restaurant upstairs that's leaking. He also tried to calm us down and said he'd had that happen to his restaurant before. Thanks Bob.

So we are temporarily closed today for emergency repair and cleaning. John is talking with the guys who installed the filter right now and whoever made the bad filter had to be responsible for the mess. Boooo.

We will OPEN tomorrow morning.


Well at least the water was all clean and we super cleaned our floor with it.

Super Cool Tea Mugs

We have been thinking about our individual hot tea brewing methods at the caffe. After lots of thinking and researching, we got these coolest-ever tea mugs. It allows our top quality full tealeaves and botanicals to fully unfurl and steep, and you can totally see the beautiful leaves and herbs in your cup while they are steeping! We love it! Come and try your favorite teas in one of these super cool tea mugs.


Look at the beautiful Oolong tealeaves, flowers, and other citrous fruits in the Citron Oolong!

It's Coming...

Crazy New Biscotti

They've finally arrived! We got a new line of biscotti today and they are fabulous! The flavors are amaging and the biscotti themselves look wonderful. Yum! Come get some with your espresso drinks, or any drink, or by themselves!

Big Plant

There's a new big plant by the back entry way of our building. It looks huge and we love it!



Ok the pic cannot do it justice.

Sick Days

Yiching Says--

A lot of you have asked about our trip to Japan. It was wonderful, and we will be posting something about it in the near future. However, for right now, we have found that we are sick. John thinks we caught the flu on our flight back, but I believe it was all from the day in Kyoto where it rained all day... beautiful, but wet day.

So if you haven't seen us this is why. We have to take this weekend off to recover. We will be back at work on Monday, October 31st. We've been drinking a lot of water, tea, and hot soup, so hopefully when you see us Monday we will be all well and talking loud.

We're Back!

The trip to Japan was wonderful. The sites we checked out were great, and we'll tell you all about it later on.

We're back! Come see us some time soon!

Going to Japan!

We will research business opportunities in Japan from October 11th through October 20th. caffe d'bolla will therefore be closed 10/11-20.

We will OPEN Friday October 21th, 2005. We look forward to seeing you soon!



Please also be on the lookout for some exciting offers in the near future!

Happy Hippo!

Happy Hippo has finally arrived at caffe d'bolla! They are super fun and super yummy. Come get yours now!

Plumbing Repair

Yiching says--

Experiencing minor problems with drainage system at the caffe. Problem located quickly and is being taken care of.

We will OPEN tomorrow morning. Don't kick me.

October 2nd

Yiching hurt her arm/elbow and knees and is recovering from the ingury. You can learn more about the simple, yet weird story about her injury here

Sorry about the inconvenience. We will OPEN Monday morning.

Strange New Signs

You might have noticed the new signs our friend Andy made us if you've been in the caffe recently. AND if you have not noticed them please do now.

d'bolla Chai Gelato!

Our newest gelato creation-- d'bolla Chai!



You know our Masala Chai rocks. Now come and try our Chai Gelato-- only at caffe d'bolla!

Azuki, Mango, Coconut and Lychee!

We have been experimenting with different ingredients for our gelato. For the past week we came up with Azuki (Japanese Red Beans), mango, and coconut gelato and lychee sorbetto. Yum!

Labor Day Weekend

caffe d'bolla is closed on Sunday, Sep. 4th and Monday, Sep. 5th in observance of Labor Day. We will OPEN Tuesday morning.

After the Surgery

Yiching Says--

A few days after my surgery, I can finally wiggle my fingers and stop whining all day long. (Thank you guys for listening to me whine and allowing me to be cranky!) My hand is still a bit sore, but overall it's well on its way to full recovery. The only problem I have now is that I can't bend my middle finger. Hmmm.

1000 hits!

Yiching says--

I just found out that our website just got its 1000th hit!

Hand Surgery

Yiching says--

Guess what fun thing I get to do on the 29th. I have a hand surgery scheduled. Yup, another one. This time on the left hand. I hope I will never get used to this, but I shall be fine this time.

caffe d'bolla will be closed on Mon-Tue, August 29-30th. We will OPEN Wednesday morning.

It should look something like this, but on the other hand:

Espresso and Green Tea Gelato

We've been experimenting with gelato flavors. Here are the latest two that have been taste-tested and proven delish! The Espresso gelato is made with our fresh brewed espresso shots and the green tea gelato is made with japanese matcha (ground green tea leaves) powder. They are of the best quality. Enjoy!

Bambi Cup Madness

Yiching says--

I have been obsessed with this Bambi cup I aquired from a second hand store for 50 cents. It's the cutest cup EVER. It's a bit tiny, but I drink coffee, juice, tea, and water in it. I'll even practice pouring art in it. I think the Bambi cup is the best cup of the month.

Aug 21st

caffe d'bolla will be closed on Sunday, August 21st, for roasting sessions. We will OPEN regular hours on Monday, August 22nd.

Micro Roaster

After thinking and testing and thinking and testing, we decided to purchase a micro coffee roaster where we can create our own unique blends of espresso and coffee. Our vision is to be able to control the process from bean to cup, and that requires a lot of learning and patience, yet plenty of excitement and fun.

We will soon be roasting small batches of select beans for our customers. We will be "roast to order" so your beans will maintain ultra fresh! We're currently doing plenty of blending and testing. We should be ready for public comsumption in about a month.

Funky Paintings

Yiching says--

Several artists have told us they'd bring their paintings to display at the caffe. Liar. Liar. Liar. OK, they were liars except for one, where she displayed her lovely paintings here for a few months, and then she moved, along with her paintings. *tears*

So the wall was again NAKED.

Then some more people said they'd bring their art work by. Boooooooooooo!

So I decided that I had to do something about the situation. I HAD to do something about the naked wall. I started learning, and I started painting. I'm going to display my paintings at the caffe. I said it and I'd do it.

So next time you stop by the caffe and see the funky paintings on the wall, enjoy the funky and weird paintings. But please be nice and not laugh at them too loudly... it might hurt my feelings.

Did We Mention GELATO?

It's official! caffe d'bolla now serves gelato.

The Looooong Day before Gelato

We finally got the equipment Tuesday afternoon. Yiching kicked the delivery truck and cursed at the driver. She yelled, "You are *@x^%$ LATE!"

caffe d'bolla will be closed on Wednesday, July 27th, for gelato preparation and perfection.

We will OPEN Thursday, July 28th, with loads of excitement and yumminess. VIPs please find exciting gelato offer in the most recent email.

Yay for gelato.

Gelato Soon!

Yes it's True!
caffe d'bolla is adding GELATO!

caffe d'bolla will be closed
from Saturday 7/23
through Tuesday 7/26

We will OPEN
Wednesday 7/27

The Fantastic Box of Mystery

After waiting and waiting...

We received a big-ass FedEx shipment today.
A box full of wonder and mystery!
Something fun for all that will resonate deliciousness by its mere presence.



What could it be???

102 Degrees!

So the weatherman said it was going to reach 102 degrees today. While it was about 100 degrees yesterday, our curbside sign was literally sliding off the frame because the heat had melted the glue on it. I wonder if the whole sign is going to melt today.

On our sign there's a picture of a "strawberry yogurt" bubble tea with chewy pearls. Similar to this one:



Refreshing!

Wrist Brace

Yiching finally got a wrist brace for her carpal tunnel sydrome after days and days of whiningness. And just to prove that she can still do her job, she poured a little rosetta right after she put the brace on. Not her best, but it will just have to do for now.

Wilson Gets Caffeinated

Yup.

Something's afoot at d'bolla

Something is afoot at caffe d'bolla.




Be excited.
Be very excited.
Did I mention the excitement?

Killer Mocha!

We put out a picture of our super delish Killer Mocha today. Yes it is the ultimate espresso and chocolate experience! Uh huh only the best espresso and chocolate will do. Yum!

Memorial Day Weekend

The Memorial Day weekend is approaching. As we've been hearing people talk about their plans to go out of town, camp, and alike, we're going to be closed this coming Sunday and Monday (Memorial Day).

We finally got our order of the German Milka Alpine Chocolate. Absolute deliciousness! I've been telling people the milk used in this chocolate is from happy cows-- Alpine cows! No wonder it's super tasty!

Living Traditions Festival

The Living Traditions Festival is taking place at the Salt Lake City & County Building this weekend. There's performances, food, and other fun stuff going on at the festival and tons of people are attending this great event!

We get some more new people coming to the caffe today. Since the City & County Building is half a block away from us, the festival does bring tons of foot traffic by the caffe. We're glad to get to meet some new faces this weekend due to the festival!

There are, however, some people who'd walk right through the caffe (without even saying "hi" to us!) trying to use the restrooms. As many people might have noticed, we now have locks on our restrooms. Our guest can obtain tokens (and yes, they are tiny little cute tokens) for the restrooms. The locks are now helping us keep the restrooms safe and clean for our guests.



People's been coming in and telling us there are great "cultural foods" at the festival. We shall each take some time off tomorrow to go check out the exciting festival!

Crazy Html

Yiching is busy learning basic HTML.
I asked if she could pour some HTML art.
She said, "no"
Probaby just needs more practice.

Demitasse Spoons

We finally got our shipment of the very special demitasse spoons. Now we can put them with the demitasse and cappuccino cups and the combination will look "perfectly proportioned."

Peach Bubble Tea!

With the most recent shipment of order from Taiwan we got real peach juice syrup for our flavored bubble tea! It's indeed very peachy. Several of our friends and customers have tried it and loved it. Rachael even tried it with custard and blueberry and loved them both!

So far we've confirmed that peach bubble tea is super delish and "peach custard" along with "peach blueberry milk tea" are both fantastic. I wonder what other combinations people will come up with. :)

Come try our peach bubble teas!

"The Ring 2" Movie Premier Passes

We were giving away premier passes of the scary movie "The Ring 2" tonight. The tickets were gone within 5 minutes!

Peppermint Mocha

We just started our peppermint mocha today. Five minutes after we finally got our supplies in, we sold 2 and then 20 minutes later we sold one more and then we sold two more a while after that.

We have cool gift cards available in $5 increments. We've sold four this past week.

We're cutting a new commercial this week. Holly, a fabulous girl at 97.1 FM is going to do our commercial for us to run on their sister station Hot Ticket 700.

We've been with Hot Ticket 700 for about a month now. They are the best sports-talk station in Utah and the Official voice of the Utes.
Matt Thomas does a weekly live spot for us, and it's going so well, we added another one.
We also have numerous 30 second spots running four days a week.
They are pimping us pretty good at the station today, so "props" to them.

The word is getting out more and more every day. We consistently have people say, "This is the best _____ I've ever had." We are the best at what we do because we have a passion for espresso and tea, and just good drinks in general. I can't understand how someone can open a caffe or a coffee house or an espresso bar and not seek perfection in every drink. We say, "It's what's in the cup that matters." and we really believe that. I spend hours making sure our machine is tuned and that the temperature of the water is right and the cups are always preheated, and we always fresh grind... and that's only the most basic things.

It's trying to snow outside. Let's see if it sticks.
We're closed on the 24th and 25th for the holiday, but we'll be ready to rock on Sunday.

Computer Down

The computer at the caffe crashed today. We couldn't take orders on the lovely touch screen, nor could we take credit cards automatically. We have been taking orders by hand and it's not fun. John's best friend Terry and his wife Shelli are in town. They are so nice as to just fly in and see us! Terry, the computer genius, is going to try to fix the computer for us. We'll see if it will work by the end of the day.

We're also giving out the premiere passes for the movie "Oceans Twelve" from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. tonight. We'll see how that goes.

Our Sign

John, after getting tired of waiting for people to get things done for another few weeks, finally decided to go out and buy a more powerful transformer for the neon sign and hooked and wired up everything himself. It worked! We now have the caffe d'bolla logo sign in steel with orange powder coating and blue neon with on it. It's really cool!

Neon

Ryan brought the neons for our sign this afternoon. Now we're waiting for John's electrician friend John R. to come and connect and set up everything before we can have it lit and be all cool and pretty! I will make sure I post a few pics of it when it's all done.

Steel Sign Up

Ryan came this afternoon to install our powder-coated, laser cut, giant logo sign up above the caffe's front door. Ryan coordinated everything for us, and he made steel brackets to hold up the sign as well. We now have a "real sign!" It took Ryan longer on this project because it had been raining for quite a few days this past couple of weeks and he needed dry weather to paint the sign and coat it. But here it is! I can't wait to see the completely complete version of our sign-- it's going to be so cool!

Chai Day

People are going crazy for our Chai Latte at the caffe today. The weather has been a bit weird recently. One day the sky will be as blue as the sea, and the other it will be pale and cloudy. We have noticed people's appetite for drinks change from more bubble tea drinks to espresso drinks. Today is definitely a Chai Latte day. Other than that we use the best ever chai, I think the windy day helps as well.

Local Artists

Keltin has been doing a mural painting for us on the wall in our "loungy area" at the caffe. He is so talented! People ask about him and his work all the time! We are also "giving" him a wall to put his other art work on. Several local artists have talked to us about displaying their paintings at the caffe, and possibly selling them. Two of them came by today to show us more of their paintings and they are going to frame the ones they want to display at the caffe and bring them over to hang on our walls.

We have noticed how lively the caffe is after Keltin started painting the mural and we brought the plants. That's why we really want to have local artists' works around the caffe so the caffe will have its very own strong personality!

Keltin is a few hours away from finishing the mural. It's going to be so cool! We can't wait to see it!

Weather Change

It got pretty chilly last night and it also started raining a bit. The weather changed completely this morning. The sky was cloudy and the temperature dropped significantly. We have noticed that as the temperature drops, more people choose coffee over tea. Hot coffee that is. A lot of people ordered mocha this morning... I guess everyone needed some sweetness to lighten up their days! We made a couple of mochas for ourselves as well. Hot and rich mocha is just so good for a cold and rainy day.

The sun started to shine in the afternoon, and people started coming in for bubble teas. I'm so glad that we have both really good hot and iced drinks to offer our customers so everyone can find something that suits the weather, their taste, and their mood!

I wonder how the weather will be later tonight.

New Goals!

We have been slowly picking up at the caffe. We see new people every day and almost everyone has been super nice and compliment on our drinks and they keep coming back!

Nate came by the other day and told me that he used to only let one of his friends who works at Starbucks to make coffee for him, but now he's happy to let me make it for him because my coffee is so good! :) He also told me that the friend (and we know by now that his name is Joe) also thinks we have great coffee! Joe came by a couple of times and wanted soy latte. I didn't know he was Nate's friend then, but just thought he was weird because he stared at me while I steamed the soy... and he would comment, "Wow, that looks great!" Thanks Nate, and thanks Joe.

I think it's little things people say to me that keep me going. Many times it's frustrating for us because it's either slow or dead at the caffe, but I always remember the encouraging words our customers tell us and that makes me want to work harder and make them proud!

We have a new goal, a new number, that we want to reach by the end of the month. It's not a super gigantic number, but it's our short-term goal. John has some "strategies" that he's using to help us reach the goal, and we are all going to work hard for our customers, our caffe, and ourselves! We will make it!

Great Afternoon

Usually things slow down quite a bit during the afternoon hours at the caffe, but we were busy this afternoon! I had to cook the chewy pearls three times before 4 p.m.! We cook our chewy pearls in small batches but frequently throughout the day, so each batch of chewy pearls will be fresh, chewy, and tasty. A lot of people used their BOGO bubble tea coupons this afternoon so we made a lot of bubble teas!

Being busy is a good thing, and that keeps us productive. Even though my arms and feet were hurting after the big rush in the afternoon, I love being busy at the caffe!

Labor Day

It's Labor Day today. A lot of businesses are closed for the holiday. We thought of taking the day off and spend time with our dogs and cats at home, but we realized that we are a new business and we need to let people know that we are open for the holidays and that they can count on having us as a fun and great place to go to on the holidays.

So we are open today. We thought there might not be many people who would come today, since even the TRAX system is closed for the day. We were surprised to have a lot of new customers today! Some people came by to study, others came to have small meetings, and still others came by just to enjoy some espresso drinks or teas.

We've been steady to busy throughout the day. The afternoon was suprisingly great. A couple of customers who came from San Francisco loved the caffe latte and Americano I made them and they kept praising me and that made me feel so flattered. That reminded me when a lady came yesterday and praised me because not only because the caffe latte was "the best" but also because I fresh ground the espresso beans to order. Isn't fresh griding for each order a must in coffee shops? Well I was still very happy they loved their drinks.

Many people also called to see if we were open today. They all sounded excited when we told them we were! Staying open on holidays can be rewarding! Since it's pretty much just John and I who run the caffe now, we feel tired once in a while (from being at the caffe 16 hours on weekdays and 12-13 hours on weekends!) but we are definitely having a great time in our lives.

SLUG magazine things

We got some new copies of SLUG (Salt Lake Under Ground) magazine today and we were mentioned in it. Camilla Taylor from SLUG interviewed Less People More Robots at the caffe a couple of weeks ago. The caffe's name was spelled wrong we were "CafE De Bolla" in the magazine. But it's all good. We are happy the name is in there.

The bass player Rusty from Less People More Robots has been in a few times. I specifically remember him because he usually wants 3 or 4 shots in his 16 oz. iced latte, and I usually ask him if he's sure. Rusty came in tonight and asked if I knew the caffe is mentioned in SLUG. I said, "Yeah, but they spelled our name wrong, and that's fine because it was nice of them to mention us." He was surprised to hear that and went to check our banner and remember exactly how "caffe d'bolla" was supposed to be spelled. Thanks Rusty!

We had a steady day today. We were actually wondering if we would get any business because many people go out of town for the long Labor Day weekend. We were glad to see that people still come in and have tasty drinks!

No More Homeless Pets in Utah Newsletter

John was checking the No More Homelss Pets in Utah web site and found that he and Mocha was in the September 1st newsletter ! There are always wonderful rescue and adoption stories, or fundraising and special events featured in the newsletters and we really enjoy reading about them.

Here's a copy of the story about the caffe and Mocha:

Drink a Cup, Help a Homeless Pup

Something was brewing recently at the Grand Opening of caffé d'bolla, in Salt Lake City. All proceeds from the weekend, more than $500, were donated to No More Homeless Pets in Utah. Employees and management of caffé d'bolla donated their time for the event.

To kick off the fundraiser and to draw out the media, homeless dogs Earl Grey and Mocha threw their very own doggy tea party. The two pups of honor took seats at a table outside the café, lapped up some dog-friendly brew, tried out some delicious pawnini sandwiches, and feasted on giant, drool-worthy dog biscuits baked just for them. The tea party drew much attention, and Mocha was adopted by a fellow patron of the café.

Punch Cards

Our punch cards finally arrived! We made a little mistake on the cards-- the cards say "Receive a Free drink of choice when all 10 cups and teapots are properly punched" even though our customers only need to have 9 punched and they can get the 10th one completely free. Well we'll see if anyone noticed the little mistake. :D

Tyler was here at the caffe when the punch cards arrived. He got his favorite Taro bubble milk tea and we gave him our very first punch card with a cool cup punch on it! We hope people will use their punch cards often!

Better Day Time

We had a pretty good day time traffic today. We've been having better evenings for the past few weeks and we've been hoping that we can generate more day time traffic and it happened today! We've also notice the increasing numbers of bubble tea orders in the days.

One of our only two employees didn't show up to work today. We were a little surprised but sort of sensed it coming. She called and left a message Friday and said she couldn't come in because she was too tired. She got another job at a local bakery and was feeling overwhelmed and tired. John has been strict about espresso making and milk steaming techniques and so do I. We don't allow flawed drinks to go to the customers. She might have misunderstood us when we corrected her drink making techniques. We understand her situation with the bakery but was not happy with the fact that she decided to not show up and did not call to inform us. We have to let her go and hope she can focus on her other work well.

A lot of Taiwanese students came this evening. They gathered and talked, and played Chinese checker. It was fun to watch people enjoy our drinks and have fun!

Bulletin Board

Many people have been coming to the caffe wanting to post information about their bands, new concerts, etc.. We used to have them leave their flyers or coupons on the chrome rack where we put newspapers and magazines. It was getting a little bit cluttered with all the flyers, so John decided to put up a bulletin board right above the chrome racks.

The bulletin board has a silver metal rim around it and we think it looks wonderful in the caffe. We'll see when people will start using it.

Premier Passes for "Vanity Fair"

Burke from CityWeekly dropped by yesterday to give us movie premier passes for the Reese Witherspoon new movie, "Vanity Fair". "People will come and line up for these passes," he said. Indeed people started coming around 9 a.m. Most of the first people were older ladies and gentlemen. We felt bad they had to wait until 10 to pick up the passes, but when they sat around the store for an hour and talked loud without even looking at us it scared me a little. We didn't want to be rude and chase them out the store (even though Burke said sometimes you just have to tell the non-customer people to line up outside), but they were all gathered at the "loungy area" at the store and didn't seem to notice us. :(

One guy came in and had an Americano. He then saw that we had bubble tea and asked if our bubble tea is "Taiwanese style" bubble tea. Of course it is! He said he taught English in Tainan, Taiwan for a couple of months and he loved it there. He was fun to talk to!

The passes were gone pretty quickly. Many people asked for more than one pass, but according to the paper and Burke, each person can only have one pass. I was surprised when people seemed to be mad when we told them that they could only get one pass (and each pass admits 2.) Those are free passes, but people do get personal about them. We will know more about how to handle these sort of situations next time we have passes again!

It's been a pretty steady day, and we got to meet some new and fun people. It's been great!

Gift Certificate

Today a boy came by the caffe and redeemed his $15 gift certificate from us. We gave X96 some gift certificate to give to their audience during their programmings last week as a way to promote our caffe's grand opening event to help the pets. The boy and his friends got a hot chocolate, 2 bubble teas, and 2 caramel lattes. They loved the drinks and said they would be back!

This was the first gift certificate redemption! We are glad more people are noticing we are here!

Deseret News took this picture of Mocha, a St. Bernard mix, enjoying a special panini during our grand opening event to benefit No More Homeless Pets in Utah.

This was in Deseret News on the front page of "Utah" section on August 22nd. Mocha is the sweetest puppy! He is mellow yet playful, and he is really smart! Someone will adopt him very soon.

Helping the Homeless Pets

After counting the money we made this past weekend, we had about $460 to give to help the dogs and cats. A lady from No More Homelss Pets in Utah came and picked up the check and the donations in the doggie jar. She said, "Wow, you ARE donating everything you made this past weekend!" We are very glad that we got to contribute to the community and to help the animals.

We want to keep being involved with the organization as well as continue helping the pets.

Our Official Grand Opening Day!

It is our official grand opening! We got up early this morning to prepare for the event that was scheduled for 1 p.m. this afternoon. I made two giant cookie bones for the dogs that were coming to the caffe today. Both John and No More Homelss Pets in Utah sent out our press release to the media and we were both hoping some media people will show up and help us get more people to come to the caffe so we can raise more money for the animals.

The Deseret News photographer came with his little girls. He got an Americano for himself and a hot chocolate for his daughters. I steamed the milk with the chocolate so everything blended very well, and I shaked some ground chocolate on top of the drink as well. The girls' eyes brightened up when they saw the ceremic cup and of course, the giant red saucer. They were all smiling.

Fox 13 came and filmed John. They asked why he wanted to donate all proceeds to the animals. John said the two organizations that cannot help themselves are the children and the pets, and we want to help them and do things for them both. Pets are the first ones we can help. The camera guy then came into the store where I was helping several customers. I was making bubble teas. He was really interested and I think he filmed the sealer machine, yeah that cool sealer machine, while I explained what bubble teas were.

People have been very generous. They came and they wanted to help the homeless pets as well. In Utah alone, about 90 healthy and adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized everyday because the shelters cannot afford keeping them all. People need to be responsible and neuter/spay their pets so there won't be as many innocent little lives being killed daily. No More Homeless Pets in Utah's goal is to end pet euthanization within a 5- year program period. We really appreciate what No More Homeless Pets is doing and we want to continue working with them.

A few people called later today and asked John about the caffe and the charity event because they saw him on the news! We're so glad people are caring about the community and the homeless pets!

We had a good day at work. People were kind and the pets were special. Hopefully tomorrow we can do as well or better for the animals.

Two Days Before Our Grand Opening!

It's two days before our grand opening! We're all really excited here at the caffe! No More Homeless Pets in Utah sent us a draft of the press release they are sending out to the media. It looks great! We're all thinking of ways to bring more people to the caffe so we can raise more money for the animals. We are going to donate all proceeds during this weekend to them.

We've been thinking about adding a couple of food items. Many people suggested bagels. We like bagels so we think it's a pretty good idea to have bagels on the menu. Oh, and someone brought us the best baklava. It is the most amazing baklava ever! The company make them fresh to order, unlike the others who make a bunch and then freeze them for later. We can really taste the difference!

People start to notice the ad John put out in City Weekly. They bring in the coupons and want tasty bubble teas! Yay! We're glad that people like the Chewy Pearls. I've been busy cooking them constantly. It's good to cook those chewy stuff in smaller amount and frequently, I believe. The Chewy Pearls' texture and flavor are so much better when they are fresh.