It has been a whirlwind of a summer. Jack and I are officially hitched in what we (and everyone who attended) thinks was the most magical and sweet ceremony ever. It was Rockbridge County's first and only vegan wedding (at least we like to think so). There were fireflies and a carousel. It was AWESOME!

Also, the City of Staunton gave us our best wedding present-- an approved set of plans for the Cafe. It only took two months longer than we had planned. Then, we had to get the stairs reapproved due to a glitch in the plans that we didn't notice. Now, things are well on the way.

So-- the new things that we will be doing at the Cafe--
1.) We have created our own blend of teas using teas from the around the world and herbs sourced from our wonderful friends at Harvest Thyme Herbs. The on-line store will be up within the next week so that you can get your tea fix until we reopen in September.

2.) We will have a wine list that will have 30 wines by the glass and about 35 beers. We will have an off premise license and will be the only wine shop in the area where you can taste before you buy. That's a lot of wines by the glass. Seriously.

3.) While we still have our fantastic lunch menu that everyone knows and loves, Kelly has come up with an amazing tapas menu for our evening fare. Our new evening menu will be entirely gluten free and have a LOT of vegetarian/ vegan options, but plenty of fantastic choices for all of our meat eating friends, almost all sourced locally. We are even looking at a cow from the Harris Ponderosa in Lexington.

4.) We have our musical line up set through the winter. As always, it is music that you cannot find anywhere in else town. Looking forward to new rock, metal, classical pianist, and funk bands throughout the winter. And, in addition to our Open Mic night, we are pulling together some really cool new events for Monday and Tuesday. There will be something going on every night of the week at the Bigger, Better, Cozier Darjeeling Cafe.

We miss you all and can't wait to see all of friends in September.