The Trusted Palate was the first bar that I have ever owned and run. This fact alone should explain why we didn't succeed in becoming profitable. The truth of the demise of The Trusted Palate is far more complicated and as it happens relatively unimportant.
What is important is that over the last 20 months I have met and spent time with so many wonderful people. From customers that sort of adopted our business to musicians and artists who did their best to bring bodies in our funky bar. I don't know if I could have been luckier with the few employees that I had. I will be forever grateful to Dillon Snider, Brandon Verkaik, Brandon Paxton, Denise New, Noah, and, of course, Reggie. They all pitched in at every new manifestation of the business to paint, scrape, clean and build. They were believers. So many thanks to Beth for taking on the gallery and giving us some of the best nights we had with the art show openings. She spent so much time organizing these events and even supervising the hanging of all the art the day of the shows. All of this work for no pay and on top of a demanding full time job.
I have no regrets. Even the challenges that the business and I were forced to deal with have made me a stronger person. As a result I have to give thanks to these challenges as well as my supporters.
Many thanks to our patrons who made it possible for us at The Trusted Palate to have the experience we did. You gave us something we will never forget.
Ian Johnson.
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