Sorry I missed my blog last week. Ali went on a vacation with her family and its been a little hectic around here. The Grass and my Big Elephant have been doing so well lately. We have just surpassed last year's sales and we still have a month and a half to go. Thanks to all our great customers for your support and to the whole crew for putting up with me for another year!

Sorry I missed my blog last week. Pook and I went on vacation to the Dominican Republic. It was great I played 27 holes of golf a day for 3 days.

Lets talk about food... It was ok. Nothing flashy just resort food. Its such a shame that they live on the ocean but can not prepare a great seafood dish. The best thing I got was a lot of fresh, dry warm air and plenty of sea breeze!

Fall is here and we are taking advantage of the season. Our Butternuts Squash Soup made its debut two weeks ago and has been a hit ever since. We make it daily and this year we've added a little twist for the fall, smoked pumpkin seed oil and roasted pumpkin seeds!

Our new lunch menu came out on Tuesday and so far its going well. After several long debates we decided to keep the Strawberry Salad on the menu for a little while longer. If the quality of the strawberries lasts we might even keep it on til the end of the month.

Family Weekend passed by nicely. In only two days we served over 500 guests. The whole restaurant clicked, front and back of the house did a great job! The only complaint we had was that our Kobe Carpaccio was too expensive and we did not inform them of the price. I deeply apologize for that. It was my mistake I never taught my staff to do so.

I really missed my blog and all my fans. Now lets get back to business and the Grass... So far this summer we dropped about 1%. This is most likely due to the absence of Downtown Summer Dining Week and a shorter Candle Light Series.

Welcome back students! Last week was crazy, in a good way. It was so nice to see so many of the returning students and their parents. We also had a great chance to meet many of the freshman class on Saturday during the "Feel The Pulse" event. Our Pad Thai was a big hit we must have given out over 1200 samples.

This week Pook and I are in Oregon visiting her family. It is so fun out here. The food is so cheap! At the park there are food trailers all over the place. So many Thai and Asian venders and their food is so good. I tried as many as I could.

I'm back to normal after four weeks of very bad health. My batteries are charged and I'm ready for a busy September.

Last week we met Mark, a local tomato grower specializing in heirloom tomatoes. He brought in all kinds of tomatoes for us to sample. All organic heirlooms... so delicious! We liked them so much we added a Buffalo mozzarella and heirloom salad to our list of specials.

Summer is winding down which means business should be picking up. Even with the hot, humid weather we are still going strong. The phone has been ringing all week with reservations and private party bookings. But no matter what we bring in this month it will still be so tough to beat last year. Last August was huge, Fuccillo HUGE!

It's been a tough summer. Seafood prices have gone through the roof. Everything from soft shell crab to shrimp. Fish filets have increased in price and decreased in variety. It is so hard to keep up with the price hikes while not passing it along to our guests.