This morning we fought heavy rain and the associated mud along with a sprained back to load up the Pizza Wagon and set up our temporary shop at the Kindle Farm School in Townshend in time for a 9AM VT HD inspection.
To get out of the weather, the inspector and I popped into the greenhouse. He immediately commented on how clean and organized the area is kept. "Of course," I said, "my wife is in charge of this thing." The inspector gave his complements to Mrs. Amber O'Reilly for a job well done and seemed genuinely sad he lives over two hours away from Pizza Hippo.
Added bonus: Inspector said, "It's got to Hit the Spotamus with all the fresh herbs and vegetables on site." My thoughts exactly!
The rest of the inspection went fairly quick. I had a detailed list of notes from a prior conversation with the inspector, so everything was in perfect order at the fire grilled pizza station. The Kindle Farm kitchen was next, and we came pretty close to a perfect score (the hot water is too hot and we have to finish repairing one counter). The inspector was very pleased, and noted that we must have spent a lot of time getting everything spic and span. It's nice to receive complements from a guy who's paid to be knit-picky :)
Now that we're officially legal, it's safe to tell everyone our Grand Opening is May 19th in conjunction with the Kindle Farm School Plant Sale. So far, Toni Atari and a Grateful Dead cover band have committed to playing, with several other bands potentially signing on in the next few days. Can we hear Mo Ambesa???
We are looking forward to kicking off this year at the Pizza Hippo Townshend Pizza stand in just under three weeks, and hope all of you can join us.
More to come - stay tuned - and remember, Pizza Hippo hits the spotamus!
Compliments to the chef and his staff--that would be Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm & Amber!
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