The Blue Sage Cafe and Wine Bar in Mount Washington had an inauspicious opening June 1, during a bad storm.
But it wasn't as bad as the rare derecho storm that blew through the region June 29. Fortunately, most customers had cleared out of the 80-seat restaurant at 1604 Kelly Ave., when the derecho hit late that night.
Up to that point, owner Matt Lallo had enjoyed a first month of good neighborhood buzz about a new eatery that replaced The Falls, an ambitious restaurant that closed in September, 2011, after only two years in business.
But the derecho broke his momentum.
"We lost power for three days," said Lallo, of Cross Keys. "We lost a lot of food."
But Lallo didn't lose faith, and as he sat by a window in the spacious eatery in Mount Washington on July 20, he said the restaurant and wine bar is off to a good start at the corner of Kelly and Falls Road, which he considers a choice location.
"To me it always seemed like a chic New York corner. It just needed a nice place."
Blue Sage is open for lunch and dinner and "we're backing into breakfast," Lallo said. A sign in the window touts its "Eurobreakfast."
It's varied "global" menu features everything from salmon cured in orange vodka, a Rosetta Farms grass-fed beef burger and a fried oyster Po' Boy to a crispy Asian Quail dinner salad, a pulled barbecued chicken pizza and linguine with "authentic Old World meatballs."
Blue Sage's predecessor, The Falls, known for its huge beer list and neighborhood vibe, closed in September 2011 after about two years. Lallo, a transplanted Philadelphian, said he doesn't know why The Falls closed and "I don't want to know."
All he knows is that after selling his last restaurant, Purple Sage in Philadelphia, and moving to Baltimore to be close to his three children, one of them in Roland Park, and two grandchildren, he found out that The Falls space was for lease.
But when Lallo first called, the landlord said he was already in negotiations with another potential tenant.
Lallo was persistent and said that by the fourth tie he called, the landlord was "really annoyed."
When he called a fifth time, the landlord said, "It's funny you should call. My deal fell through."
Lallo and floor manager Ricky Johnson, formerly of The Falls, have kept what Lallo called "the beer program," with 200 bottled beers to choose from and 10 rotating beers on tap. Lallo also wants to sell wine for a reasonable price, rather than marking it up a lot as many restaurants do, so that people will come more often. He has also started a happy hour with offerings like cucumber sangria, a wine and beer of the week and a draft beer sampler.
With a staff of six full-timers, including three chefs, and 12 part-timers, Lallo is targeting families and young professionals, as well as shoppers in the Mount Washington Village commercial and restaurant district and customers of the area's seven salons. He also offers carryout and is only accepting reservations for parties of five or more.
"We don't have any lofty ambitions," he said ? except for one.
"I'd like to be known as the best wine bar in the city," he said. "Our wine is going to be a bargain."
One day you will sit there, frustrated beyond belief, ready to quit. At that moment, you?ll be left with two choices ? to quit or to carry on and persevere through the struggles. Frankly, there is only one real option. You could spend the rest of your life wondering about ?what could have been?, or you can continue down the path of making your dream a reality. The decision is yours.
Craig Ballantyne
?It?s amazing what you can accomplish if you simply refuse to quit.? ? Porter Stansberry _________________ A New American Dream
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Discover how to achieve your American Dream and Financial Independence here _________________ What Else Are You Going to Do? By Craig Ballantyne
Over the last four decades of her life, my mother?s health has been on a gradual decline. Today, she suffers from high blood pressure and pre-diabetes symptoms. Poor lifestyle decisions and a paucity of knowledge about healthy living have taken their toll. She also spent those years putting off care of herself, as she worked hard at her low paying job while raising two children practically on her own.
But since she retired she?s been busy making changes.
Every month when I visit she seems to have added another healthy habit to her daily routine. She walks outside. She has a treadmill for wintertime. I?ve even stumbled across her running on it. Running! At 70 years old. A son couldn?t be more proud.
Her diet has improved. There are more greens prepared for every meal when I?m there, and I?m no longer the only one eating them. She mixes spinach into mashed potatoes. She makes fruit smoothies for breakfast. And she?s constantly watching cooking shows and scouring the web for healthy recipes.
Because what else is she going to do?
Quit?
What good would it do for her to just give up? What would happen if she didn?t even try to eat a little better or exercise a little more? That would only hasten her decline.
And what of you and your struggles?
Yes, achieving your goals and making progress in any area of life is hard. But what else are you going to do? Quit? Give up your self-reliance and depend on others?
No, you?re not going to do that. You?re going to persevere through the dips and overcome the obstacles that are in your way until you achieve the success you deserve.
If you smoke, but struggle to stop, are you just going to give in to the addiction until it kills you? Are you going to quit on quitting?
No, of course not.
Today you?re going to go two hours and fifteen minutes between cigarettes. Tomorrow, two hours and twenty-five minutes between puffs. And so on and so on until you are going days, weeks, months, and years without lighting up.
If you?re trying to lose 25 pounds but progress is slow, what are you going to do? Quit? Remain overweight and unhealthy? Start eating more and exercising less? No, of course not, that will only make it worse. If you fall off track today, then you?re just going to start again tomorrow.
If you?re building a new business, yes, it?s hard. Results won?t come overnight. But what else are you going to do? Quit? Go back to the job you hate, working for a boss that doesn?t appreciate your efforts and for a company that doesn?t make a real difference in the world?
No, of course not. You?re going to review your vision, put your energy into identifying the right solution for your chosen marketplace, and spend time on improving your offer until it connects with more and more of the people you are dedicated to helping.
You see, quitting only makes things worse. It might make things feel easier in the short-term, but, in the long run, quitting is the worst thing you can do.
Giving up on trying to quit smoking would make today easier, but your long-term health would suffer. Quitting your health and fitness program to sit on the couch will give you pleasure today but will make your later years more difficult and full of complications. And quitting on building your own business would reduce your stress this week but would lead to constant worry about the kind of life you?ll live during your retirement.
When the only other option is quitting ? and thereby making things worse ? then you have no other choice but to soldier on.
At Christmas time in 1944, while millions of men and women slept safe and sound in their beds in North America, thousands of young men faced the toughest task of their lives in the Battle of the Bulge. It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by American soldiers in World War II.
They had stormed the beaches at Normandy. They had marched over 200 miles in the race to Berlin. They lost friends, scores of friends. And now, in the dead of winter, deep in the Ardennes forest, caught by surprise (at Christmas time no less), they were being attacked and pushed back like never before.
But what were they going to do? Quit?
No, for that would only have made it worse. Sure it would have been easier in the short-term not to fight, to retreat, to surrender, but that would only have made things worse for them, their fellow soldiers, and the entire war effort.
Instead, despite freezing in their foxholes day and night, wearing the same clothing for weeks on end, and being denied access to the basic elements of humanity, these young men dug in and took back the line. They sacrificed more than you or I will ever be asked to give, because they knew that quitting was not an option.
They were beyond the point of no return.
Just as you are past the point of no return in your journey to success.
Because what else are you going to do?
Quit?
No. You can quit when you?re dead. For now, it?s time to get out there and finish this journey. As you persevere, remember one of the mottos that I live by.
?It will all be over soon.?
All bad times come to end.
Until then, we are left with a powerful choice. To quit or to carry on. If we quit, we only make the ending worse. If we carry on, we will feel the situation getting harder at first. However, everyday that you make progress, things will get better and the future will become brighter.
Never forget this.
If you are dealing with a divorce, never forget that there will soon be better days. You will fall in love again. If you struggle financially, understand that there are proven methods to getting out of debt and getting back on track. If you are trying to overcome health problems, know that there are solutions and that there is support out there for you. You can succeed. You can take control of your future.
Persevere through the dips, and you?ll come out stronger on the other side.
Because what else are you going to do?
Quit?
[Ed. Note. Craig Ballantyne is the Editor of EarlytoRise.com and Financial Independence Monthly. He also coaches executives of companies with sales over $1 million. Today, Matt Smith and Craig are now offering more information on their new virtual mastermind program. Click here to find out more.]
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