Closed Door is now closed. Ironically... The government licensing problems were too much to overcome, and the whole 'private social club restaurant' thing just wasn't going over well with most customers. The food was incredible, the atmosphere was great, and the whole idea of the restaurant was pretty unique and exciting, so it's pretty sad to see it go down.
But, we're opening up a new bakery at the brewery: the "Boxing Cat Bakery" :-) Picture (preliminary construction) below. It's pretty crazy how Kelley always has something in mind. If something ends, something new begins immediately, without even a second thought. I love it, and I hope to someday become an entrepreneur with a very similar mentality!
The space pictured here shows what will become the bakery, and really not all that much is changing. Upstairs has always been a bakery. I guess when this brewery location was built, Kelley put a bakery upstairs to supply all of her restaurants baked goods. Bread, pies, cakes, etc, it all comes from the 2nd floor of this building, and it's only a room of about 150 square feet. It always smells incredible when I go in there. The 1st floor of this area has always been used as a storage and fermenting room for beer, kegs, unused furniture, and other supplies. Now, it will become the retail and customer service area of the bakery...very exciting stuff.
[[ I feel very fortunate to have been placed with Kelley to do this internship in China. Many of my friends often complain about how they go to work in a huge office building and sit at a desk all day just google-ing things out of boredom. My time with Kelley has been full of great experiences, and I love everything that I've had the chance to be involved in. ]]
I don't know much about the plans for the bakery quite yet, but when I do, I'll be sure to post something about it!
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