Happy Anniversary to me! This Holiday Season marks the second anniversary of the conception of KitchenInc. Yep, I’ve slowly been building this up for two whole years. While we may not yet be open for business, I’ve spent the past two years learning the ins and outs of the food industry, eaten my way across Texas and enjoyed a few other interesting adventures along the way. To celebrate our anniversary I’ve made a list of some of the more memorable take-aways from my two years in TX:

• Turned down for a loan by over 20 banks and assorted lending institutions despite being a former banker
• Successfully lived off of one year’s banker bonus for over two years, reaching new levels of frugaltiy
• Purchased, learned to ride and compltely, utterly destroyed my first motorcycle
• Wrote an 80+ page comprehensive business plan complete with a financial model that projects every detail right down to the TX Franchise tax – convincing anyone to actually read has been the biggest challenge
• Met the love of my life at Rudyard’s one evening after offering to buy him a beer
• Explored every inch of and fallen absolutely in love with the Hill Country
• Learned how to two step and actually kinda liked it
• Become a taco truck connoisseur

Most importantly, I’ve built a home here and the foundations of what I hope will be a great business. Thanks, Houston, it’s been a great ride!

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