Phase 1 Bakehouse Dining Options

Hello from the Little River Bakehouse up here on Tasting Room Hill. I just wanted to thank everybody that has come out and gotten a pizza or loaf of bread and helping to support us through all of this. We are entering phase 1 of reopening which fills me with very nervous excitement, as we try to adjust to the changes please help us out with your continued patience and adaptability. Some of the safety precautions we are taking are daily wellness checkups of our staff, implementing mandatory face masks while on-premise, and constantly and fastidiously sanitizing and cleaning.

Our outdoor seating will be coming available during Phase 1 and we have spread out our picnic tables so that you can catch some sun and fresh air as you dine or imbibe with us, we will have some of our staff patrolling the grounds to make sure everything is staying compliant with the phased reopening. All I ask from our customers is to please respect the face mask rule unless you are eating and drinking and if you have any symptoms to please come back on a day when you are certain you are not infected with anything that could be passed on to our staff and other customers.

Now that the serious stuff is out of the way how about we talk grub. I will be introducing some new menu items as we reopen to limited dining in, these options include fresh-made Paninis,  a Charcuterie plate and adding some of our best-selling pizza specials over the course of this pandemic to our regular pizza menu.

This past weekend we had some complications with our pizza oven causing us to shift gears again because my pizza conquest must go on, and switch from propane to cooking with wood fire. Cooking with wood is one of my favorite ways to cook because it makes it just a bit harder and always presents a challenge, like making sure the fire doesn't get out of hand but can still burn hot enough and steady enough to maintain a pizza oven for 10 or more hours. My wood fire cookery experience has been limited to BBQ and grilling for the most part so baking with it is presenting a new set of challenges to overcome but this is the era of pivoting and adjusting to new problems every day. I hope everybody is staying safe and healthy out there, both physically and mentally and I hope to have you out for a pizza pie soon.